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Old 08-05-2016, 12:22 AM   #7
Y-Blockhead
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Default Re: Mike's A-Fordable oil filter dilemma...HELP!!!

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Originally Posted by DougVieyra View Post
... it is too bad that your car won't run with an old original 1928-'31 Ford Model A side cover.
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Just use the valve cover that has threads for a filter you have.
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Originally Posted by Russ/40 View Post
Looks to me like the larger threaded one possibly has a threaded sleeve over a smaller threaded area to allow different size filters.
Looks like 3 excellent solutions to your dilemma right here.

If fact before I walked 15 miles I would have already done one of them. I agree with Russ. That sure looks like there is a threaded bushing on there.

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