<VV> Filter first?

[Mark Corbin]

I think at least one of the common spin-on adapters was made with threads
for some kind of a Saturn filter, under the assumption that it was a
high-volume filter and would be around for a while.

I managed to have a couple of nipples for them made special so as to fit a
PF-52 (also PF-40, 48, and 51) which is a Corvair-sized look-alike, along
with one of the others. These filters are commonly used on (among others)
GM's 2.8 V-6, so is easy to find. The fact that it is approximately the
same size as a Corvair filter is a big plus for me. The thread is ever so
close to the one for the Saturn filter, but the PF-52 won't fit the
"standard" spin-on's threads.

I advised the guy who was making them for Wall's, but other than make up
the "custom" nipples for me, he basically blew off my line of reasoning.

BTW, I also fault those adapters for having far too much path resistance
for the oil to travel. Much of the meat of the adapter can be cut away in
order to ease the oil's path, which will put more oil thru the engine with
less resistance.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: Tony Underwood <tony.underwood at cox.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 9/8/2010 10:28:49 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Filter first?
>
> At 08:47 PM 9/8/2010, Frank DuVal wrote:
> >It doesn't matter how you do it, but you made me think that on every oil
> >change on every car I have always removed the filter first.
>
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>
>
> OK, somebody remind me of the adaptor which allows a spin-on filter 
> for a Corvair, and it's NOT the one that uses the big PF2 filter that 
> big block Fords and Mopars use.   It's a smaller filter, not unlike 
> the 'Vair oil filter.
>
>
> I'm starting to find it harder to locate decent oil filters without 
> having to order them from 800 miles away when I want one.
>
>
>
>
> tony..         got 3 oil filters with those dumm channel gaskets 
> (were in a lot that I bought all at once, didn't check each and every 
> one) that I'm leery about using.   
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