YES!!!!!!
Get the WIX filter from Big A. There Big A brand filter is made by WIX.
It is probably the best filter around and also has what is called an "anti
drain back valve". I saw this my self in the Big A catalog. They cost
about $6.50, but it's worth it IMO.
Mike
On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Joe Curry wrote:
> Rod Knox wrote:
> >
> > I purchased a Moss oil filter adaptor kit that specifies a Fram PH966 which
> > is a special order item where I shop. So I bought a Fram PH3600A as it is
> > full flow, the same size and cheap (fits ford '71 to '94) but there is a
> > PH16 which is cheaper and would also fit. Problem is I can't tell what it's
> > specs are. I figure Fram are good but are there better spin on filters?
> > Anybody know about this sort of thing?
> >
> > 1967 TR4A
> > CT 67907
> > Victoria B.C. Canada
> > (purchased 1975)
>
> I had a conversation last summer with a fellow I met at the ABFM in
> Portland OR, regarding oil filters. He noticed the FRAM filter on my
> Spit. He told me that that particular filter did not have a valve built
> into it to prevent the oil from draining back into the block when the
> engine os off. Consequentially, it takes longer for the oil to fully
> circulate after startup. For filters that mount with the screw-side up,
> that is no problem. But in the case of the Spit. it seems that it would
> be. I think the Filter was a PH-16.
>
> Does anybody else share that emotion regarding oil filters?
>
> Joe Curry '63 Spit
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