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Sat, 05 March 2011 22:31  |
Bob Horton
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For those that may be unaware Popular Science has placed all its back issues on the web. Just google Popular Science archives and then search GMC motorhomes - or anthing else for that matter.
For thoses interested in converting their oil filters to take a roll of toilet paper instead of a regular filter you will probably find an add for that there too. I always wondered if anyone was stupid enough to try that. On second though - with some of the lousy filters we get today a roll of toilet paper might not be much worse.
Bob Horton
Brandon, Manitoba
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| Re: Popular Science on the internet [message #118477 is a reply to message #117715] |
Fri, 11 March 2011 21:08  |
Firefly
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I helped my dad install one of those TP filters on a '63 Ford Fairlane w/small block (260 or 289) and remember the larger-sized feed & return hoses. We never had any problems; however, we ended up installing a diesel engine-sized filter they use on big rigs. It was huge - the filter chamber was the size of a gallon jug.
That motor ran perfectly with the 3 on the tree and he traded it in with 289,000 miles, not burning more than a pint every 1,000 miles. Back then we used STP, too - pouring it in only after letting it warm up on the intake manifold for a half hour (it was thick as molasses in a Vermont January). The massive filtering surface combined with the cooling properties of the finned filter chamber reduced the wear & tear from all those miles.
Mark Scoble, Lunenburg, MA - 1973 23' Palm Beach Stretched to 32' and in residence at the GMC Co-Op in Orlando, FL
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| Re: Popular Science on the internet [message #118482 is a reply to message #118477] |
Fri, 11 March 2011 21:40 |
Bob de Kruyff
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with 100,000 trucks on the road at any one time, we have looked at all kinds of filter options and so far it looks like the OEM spec filter is still by far the most effective.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: Popular Science on the internet [message #118639 is a reply to message #117715] |
Sun, 13 March 2011 08:33 |
Erv Troyer
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| Bob Horton wrote on Sat, 05 March 2011 22:31 |
For those that may be unaware Popular Science has placed all its back issues on the web.
For thoses interested in converting their oil filters to take a roll of toilet paper instead of a regular filter you will probably find an add for that there too. I always wondered if anyone was stupid enough to try that. On second though - with some of the lousy filters we get today a roll of toilet paper might not be much worse.
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I first heard of these Franz TP filters from a fellow that was towing a travel trailer with a 1963 Olds. He told me he never changes oil in that car - just changes the tp filter, then adds a quart. He had over 100,000 miles on the car, and had never had any engine problems.
I later had one installed on my 66 Comet, and I was very surprised with the material I saw when I removed the first roll - stuff that was being passed by the regular oil filters. When I sold that car I kept the Frantz cartridge, and it is still on the shelf in my garage.
Many people I knew used these filters and liked them. However, they disappeared from the market suddenly - and there went another piece of automotive history.
Erv Troyer Lagrange, IN
74 Sequoia
reo43@aol.com
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| Re: Popular Science on the internet [message #118647 is a reply to message #117715] |
Sun, 13 March 2011 09:45 |
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RF_Burns
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I like reading through the old magazines on the Google mag site.
Seems like oil filters made from tiny brass balls which were fused together somehow were very popular back in the 40's & 50's.
Don't see them around either.
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.
1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
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