<VV> Oil filter gasket design

[kaczmarek at charter.net]

Any Ideas on this??

Yes, I have one. 

DON'T USE THE PUROLATOR FILTER!!!

Of course, I realize that the feature of it being CHEAP is a major factor to Corvair owners. It's availability in crappy discount APS like Retard--where EVERYTHING is either shoddy or cheap, is another attractive factor. 

Let's take a look at it this way. 

An Oil Filter's job is to strain particulate matter, stray pieces of metal,excess carbon from your engine. 

In your Body, your kidneys preform the function of straining out particulate matter, as well as other toxins from your bloodstream. 

Since in all engines, more especially our Air Cooled engine, the Oil filter is the Kidney of the Engine. 

Is this an area where you want to screw around with inferior designs, where there are proved designs out there that might cost a bit more, but do the job infintely better??

Groups of guys and Clubs can order the new Clark's Filter by the case, cut down on the price/shipping, and divvy them up. 
Just one example

Hank


> 
> From: RoboMan91324 at aol.com
> Date: 2005/08/16 Tue PM 12:47:50 EST
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org,  LonzoVair at aol.com
> Subject: <VV> Oil filter gasket design
> 
> Lonzo; et al,
> 
> The use of a paper gasket may solve one problem but create another.  My 
> understanding of the problem is that the outer gasket seals before the inner 
> gasket.  If you crank down on the bolt enough to make the inner gasket seal, the 
> outer gasket is cut between the edge of the filter and the mounting surface.  If 
> you use a paper gasket on the outer seal, it may be too thin to seal.  In 
> effect, the inner gasket is thick enough that it will fully compress before the 
> paper gasket is compressed.  Maybe the outer edge makes contact soon enough that 
> this is not a problem but there may also be variations from production run to 
> the next that causes a problem.
> 
> As I see it, both seals need to be sufficiently compressible to allow both 
> seals to seat properly.  Considering the method of mounting, the outer seal 
> needs to make contact first unless the inner seal is quite compressible.  Even 
> then, the outer paper seal may seal at idle but spurt at higher speeds when the 
> oil pressure increases.
> 
> Any ideas on this?
> 
> Doc
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> In a message dated 8/16/2005 8:25:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:
> 
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:02:27 EDT
> > From: LonzoVair at aol.com
> > Subject: Re: <VV> Oil filter gasket design
> > To: hmlinc at sbcglobal.net, corvair at mts.net, BobHelt at aol.com
> > Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> > Message-ID: <7a.7982410a.30334bf3 at aol.com>
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> > 
> > In a message dated 8/16/2005 1:36:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> > hmlinc at sbcglobal.net writes:
> > <<I 
> > for 
> > the outer edge. If you had a supply of those, you could probably discard the 
> > U gasket and use those. NOTE - I've NOT tested this theory.>>
> > 
> > JR brings up a good idea... the thick paper gasket used on the 90 degree a/c 
> > & smogger engines *SHOULD* fit the outside... that is as long at the edge of 
> > the filter is level all the way around...
> > Now why didn't *I* think of that....
> > ;-)
> > Later,
> > Lonzo
> > 
> 
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