<VV> Re: <VV>Oil filter--- Was: TEMP/PRESS Light Coming On (humor???)

[Dewey Thomas]

Chuck ::Did Ted also check / clean the oil pressure relief valve ?? (VBG)
Dewey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis C. Armer, Jr." <carmerjr@mindspring.com>
To: <Virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Cc: <63vair4door@email.com>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> TEMP/PRESS Light Coming On


> Hey Tom, Recently Ted Fahrenthold, of Ted's Auto body in Tucker GA,
installed
> in his 65 110/pg a NAPA gold oil filter which blew apart where the bolt
> screws into the
> filter with such force that the filter "can" was affected as well as the
gasket
> area mentioned. There was oil everywhere and obviously if he had been
> at speed the engine may have seized or been severly damaged before he
> knew what happened. This NAPA filter  was replaced with an AC PF4 and
> everything returned to normal. Ted speculated that the filter paper in the
> NAPA clogged enough to create enough pressure to blow it off the filter
> retainer. If Tom's oil filter is partially clogged this could cause the
oil
> level
> to be high on the dipstick and also cause overheating of the oil on a long
> uphill climb. When everything cools down and the oil seeps back into the
> filter  the temp light would be off and the oil level normal. Why not try
a
> non-
> NAPA oil filter and see if the symptoms disappear ?
>
> Chuck Armer
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