Thats great information! Some of these things I knew, others not. Thanks for that. Since the oil circulates through the filter 100% of the time the engine is running, a few cycles where it bypasses is just fine with me. Since operation is continuous, its doing the job I had intended. There is only one path out of the oil pump and that is through the filter. So if it misses a few ounces here, the next cycle will pick it up, so its good they have a valve in them because otherwise if it clogged, I would be up the creek only having the one path.
Thanks Curt!
