Hello,

Finally got my 1946 Stylemaster now 235 running tonight. It was very exciting to see it start right up and run! I will post a video later this week.

My question is about the oil system. I have an external oil filter assembly... I've posted questions about it before. I can't find a filter that fit. Got a fram C4P today and it didn't fit and I am out of time with a show i want to take the car to coming up. I got a filter out of a Mercedes that seems to fit somewhat. The bottle hole is larger than the top hole and allows the filter to slide OVER the large wash just below the bottom of the canister. The top hole is pretty tight and fits snugly around the center post in the canister. I put the washer and spring on top of the filter in between the filter and canister cover. In a nut shell my question is, will this work and if not what is the worst thing that can happen if I have the wrong filter installed. I can concerned about oil starving the car... if this is even possible. Any negatives to not having the right filter besides the fact that its not going to filter the oil properly.

Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I want to drive this thing!

Thanks,
Dan

1946 Chevy Stylemaster Sedan - 216 6 Cylinder
1971 Chevelle SS
1995 Monte Carlo Z34
2005 Corvette Z51