<VV> Look what I found when I changed the oil today

[Lon Anderson]

Jack,
Thanks for the clarification... I also got a private reply from another member who described what happened... please DO post photos. I'll check out the two I have in my batch, and see if I can discern what happened.
Thanks again!
Lonzo






-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Kean <jkean at sbcglobal.net>
To: Lon Anderson <lonzovair at aol.com>
Cc: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
Sent: Sat, Mar 19, 2011 11:18 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Look what I found when I changed the oil today


Lonzo,
 this was the entire top ring assembly, not just the rubber seal. I'll 
ost some pictures out there tomorrow. I went to Clark's website and 
ooked at the exploded view of the filter. I'll look again tomorrow, but 
 think the upper ring is in that picture.
jack kean
--I've got a spin on adapter too. Just have not installed it. Yet.
On 3/19/2011 8:34 PM, Lon Anderson wrote:
 Jack,
 If you're talking about the rubber seal, I've had it happen on "name brand" 
ilters on other vehicles... namely Cheryl's old Jeep ('96 Grand Cherokee 4.0L, 
ong since gone) and my old truck ('82 F150 302 still running), and they get 
got?) their oil changed on a regular basis... so I wouldn't let one episode as 
uch spoil the batch.
 I have 2 of the Clark's filters, yet to use them, because I run FL1A 
otorcraft filters on my '64 700 (I've got one of the old "spin-on-filter 
dapters" that I've had for almost 15 years, I think I got it from Ed 
orson?)... along with quite a few PF4 filters...
 Anyway, just saying, I wouldn't cast them off over that.
 Later,
 Lonzo






 -----Original Message-----
 From: Jack Kean<jkean at sbcglobal.net>
 To: Virtual Vairs<VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
 Sent: Sat, Mar 19, 2011 3:16 pm
 Subject:<VV>  Look what I found when I changed the oil today


 Not sure when I purchased this filter from Clarks, but the top ring was
 eparated from the body of the filter when I removed it today. The
 verall quality of the Clarks oil filter has been the subject of many
 revious posts that I have read. Some have been very positive. Some not
 o positive. I always wondered about this, since I have not had any
 roblems, and have been running them on my car since 2006. I'll be
 eeping this filter as a reminder (normally they get recycled along with
 he oil).
 All that being said, I replaced it with a Wix today, and will not look back.
 Jack Kean
 8 Monza Convertible
 rlington, Texas
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