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Old 11-25-2015, 12:32 PM   #1
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Default Oil Filter

Decided to put a oll filter on my car. Now I see there are two different ones. Is the side mount or the front mount better?
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Old 11-25-2015, 01:00 PM   #2
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Both will filter your oil much better than not having a filter at all. one just does it a bit slower but will still do the job.
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Several years ago we wrote these up the side mount one does a better job of filtering the oil, we added the 90 degree adapter so that the filter was up and down instead of sticking out to the side.
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Old 11-25-2015, 01:53 PM   #4
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Oil Filter Kit, 90° Adapter, WIX Filter
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Old 11-25-2015, 06:36 PM   #5
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The pix that CarlG posted, are the type that Mikes Afordabe sells I think. It is an excellent product. Some people like the 90* adapter as they think it is neater to change w/o a mess. I did not order the adapter and now that I have changed my filter twice, I would not spend the money as I it is NO problem to change filter with out a mess. I just use a plastic funnel which works very well. I don't spill a drop.
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Old 11-25-2015, 06:46 PM   #6
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The pix that CarlG posted, are the type that Mikes Afordabe sells I think. It is an excellent product. Some people like the 90* adapter as they think it is neater to change w/o a mess. I did not order the adapter and now that I have changed my filter twice, I would not spend the money as I it is NO problem to change filter with out a mess. I just use a plastic funnel which works very well. I don't spill a drop.
I did get mine from Mike's A-Ford-Able. And as far as the 90° Adapter goes, I like it just because of the way it looks, nothing to do with whether or not it makes a mess. I like the WIX filter element because not only is it an excellent filter, but it is black and the label peels off, again I just like the way it looks.
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Old 11-25-2015, 07:02 PM   #7
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I just ordered the Adapter and temperature gauge
http://www.summitracing.com/int/part...9-72/overview/

from Summit Racing as they are available to us out in the sticks on ebay and
the postage drops for multiple items.

I like the steampunk look.
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Old 11-25-2015, 08:25 PM   #8
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An excellent modification.
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Old 11-25-2015, 11:00 PM   #9
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Just got started in this hobby a year ago with a 1930 deluxe coupe with a freshly rebuilt engine. It has no filter and I remember from childhood seeing light farm trucks that had no oil filter and you just changed the oil frequently. Is that still a reasonable option on Model A engines or should I consider, as the original poster did, installing an oil filter? And do the arrangements used to put an oil filter on these engines result in a full flow or a partial flow filtering process? I remember the old 235 cid Chevrolet "stove-bolt" six that appeared on the old farm trucks we had having no oil filter yet the same engine appearing on the Powerglide Deluxe family sedan we owned having an optional oil filter, albeit of the partial flow type. Incidentally, I still own a 1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe sedan equipped with a partial flow filter that over the years became an obsolete non-stocked item necessitating that I remove it and bypass the connections making it just as those old farm trucks were, i.e., with no oil filter at all.
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Just got started in this hobby a year ago with a 1930 deluxe coupe with a freshly rebuilt engine. It has no filter and I remember from childhood seeing light farm trucks that had no oil filter and you just changed the oil frequently. Is that still a reasonable option on Model A engines or should I consider, as the original poster did, installing an oil filter? And do the arrangements used to put an oil filter on these engines result in a full flow or a partial flow filtering process?
Many owners don't use a filter. The choice is yours.
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Old 11-26-2015, 07:55 AM   #11
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I have never used a filter in over 40 years of driving, and just change the oil when it looks dark.
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Old 11-27-2015, 05:48 AM   #12
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Unsure if it it's pertinent here but the 90 degree adapter does allow you to fill the filter with oil before installation.
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JamesAC. The pictured filter from Mikes-A-Fordable is full flow filter.
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only use "wix" or "napa gold" filters ..............
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Old 11-27-2015, 05:45 PM   #15
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Divco,the front type was originally for a full pressure modified engine. It is only partial flow in a stock engine. I use the side filter.

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Old 11-27-2015, 06:47 PM   #16
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Thanks, that's the answer I was looking for.
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only use "wix" or "napa gold" filters ..............
WIX makes the Napa Gold filter.
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Old 11-28-2015, 03:32 PM   #18
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I like the type set up that CarlG has if you want to run a filter. The 90* adapter allows oil to stay in the filter when the engine has been shout off and when the next time it is started up the oil don't have to pump the filter full before the engine gets its first drop of oil. I fill the new oil filter with new oil before I screw it on so the engine don't starve for oil while the pump would be filling it. This is not possible with the horizontal mounted filter. Also not as likely to make a mess changing the filter. Just the way I see it. I have 3 A's and 2 with out filters. I prefer a filter for daily drivers.
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Just got started in this hobby a year ago with a 1930 deluxe coupe with a freshly rebuilt engine. It has no filter and I remember from childhood seeing light farm trucks that had no oil filter and you just changed the oil frequently. Is that still a reasonable option on Model A engines or should I consider, as the original poster did, installing an oil filter? And do the arrangements used to put an oil filter on these engines result in a full flow or a partial flow filtering process? I remember the old 235 cid Chevrolet "stove-bolt" six that appeared on the old farm trucks we had having no oil filter yet the same engine appearing on the Powerglide Deluxe family sedan we owned having an optional oil filter, albeit of the partial flow type. Incidentally, I still own a 1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe sedan equipped with a partial flow filter that over the years became an obsolete non-stocked item necessitating that I remove it and bypass the connections making it just as those old farm trucks were, i.e., with no oil filter at all.
Hey James,
'result in a full flow or a partial flow' ?
To have oil fully flowing thru and filtered by filter, you must make some mods to force all oil thru filter. Otherwise partial filter and better than none, IMO.
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