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Old 01-10-2018, 02:16 PM   #25
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Default Re: Oil filters on flatheads

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Originally Posted by supereal View Post
If you believe that the bypass filter isn't effective, just forget to tighten the cap when you change the element and observe the oil shower! Don't ask me how I know that! I buy the elements at a local NAPA store where they still stock them for the Ford tractor owners Old Henry Ford didn't believe in filters. That is why the intake of the Model A carb points toward the rear of the vehicle. He thought that the plentiful dust and dirt on the old roads wouldn't enter the carb as long as the car was moving forward!
That Henry Ford "quote" sounds bogus! Do you have a reliable source for it?
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