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| | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 | Found my 51 Chevy pickup has a 56 chevy 235 engine, with an add on oil filter. Was talking to NAPA dealer today about replacement oil filter, as soon as finish rebuilding carb, am doing oil change. He joked about it being a roll of toilet paper, like "they" did in the old days. Well guess what, yup, found roll of toilet paper inside canister. My measurments 4 1/2 inches tall, 4 inches across, and inside whole 1 1/2 inches across . . buddy at NAPA is checking, anybody here have an idea? Told him to find a replacement and he can have the old one ! | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Someone marketed an add-on filter years ago that used toilet paper. Yours may be one of them. I'd use a manufactured filter if it were mine. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,876 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,876 | I used to sell those filters, brand name "Frantz". The ones I used were big truck units, replacements for the LuberFiner 750 that was pretty much standard equipment for all the big rigs in the 50's, 60's and 70's. The Frantz passenger car filters used a standard roll of Dale Earnhardt toilet paper (rough, tough, and won't take crap off anybody!), the cheaper the better! The filtration was capable of removing contaminants down to 2/10 micron diameter, 10 times finer than the standard full-flow filter will remove. The Frantz filter has to be used as a bypass unit, as it can't flow enough volume to supply the bearings' lubrication needs, but they really clean up the oil! Jerry Edit: Here's a link: http://www.frantzoil.com/home.htmlJerry
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 164 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 164 | my 51 3100 with a 216 has a Frantz filter thats been there for many years and the engine has'nt blown yet so its staying. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
Search (above) on Frantz and you find quite a few old discussion about these filters.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 50 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 50 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | There was an article in Hot Rod magazine about Frantz filters a few months back. Good product. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 639 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 639 | My brother-in-law said he used to help his uncle service his old Chevy, and he said they just dropped a roll of T.P. in the filter canister. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 | Thanks guys for the info, NAPA called today and said they had one, but also checked out the FRANTZ site, if NAPA dosen't have the right one will order from FRANTZ! Will get a couple if I have to order it, plan on keeping my toy for a long time!
Thanks Again!
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 41 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 41 | thats one way to keep the bottom end clean
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