OK, this should open a Google Sheet that compares the Wix
options...the variations are interesting.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xyt6QuBYMplAiHvmQI36js-zkU4Hbl7xp9FT4zq1t2o/edit?usp=sharing
On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 11:16 AM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 3:11 PM dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
> >
> > https://www.oilfilter-crossreference.com/convert/Wix/51516
> >
> > 374 filters that cross reference the wix
>
> If you drill down a bit more, you find there are 6 Wix filters that
> cross-reference to the 51516, including itself. Go tot eh Wix Filters
> web site and look up the numbers to see all the different dimensions
> available. The common feature is the thread size and the gasket (more
> or less). The 51516, which is the Spitfire filter, is 4.8" tall by
> 2.9" in diameter. The 51515 is the same base (more or less), but 5.2"
> tall and 3.6" diameter. The gaskets are 2.734" x 2.430" x 0.226" and
> 2.834" x 2.462" x 0.200" respectively.
>
> tl:dr: All crossover filters are not the same as the old one you have
> in your hand, and may not fit in the space you have between block and
> steering column.
>
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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