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DaveWharran · 07-20-04, 10:39 PM

Very nice indeed.
I see the car is using a Parker Hanifin, Racor (ex OBERG) oil filter. I have used one on the VW for years and put one on the GT also. The nice features about them are a resuable stainless filter disk, an optional switch to indicate by-pass status, and you can actually see what is coming out of the engine.

I've learned the hard way (on the air cooled VW) to NEVER disregard the differential (bypass) switch, even if the new engine has only ran for 5 minutes. Soft cam which didn't break in properly wore the lobes completely off in 5 minutes. Cast iron everywhere which quickly plugged the filter.

07-20-04, 10:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
DaveWharran 2 Tenths Join Date: Sep 2001 GT40: Clearville, PA Posts: 270 Rep Power: 10	Re: A Roaring Forties with all the Options ! Very nice indeed. I see the car is using a Parker Hanifin, Racor (ex OBERG) oil filter. I have used one on the VW for years and put one on the GT also. The nice features about them are a resuable stainless filter disk, an optional switch to indicate by-pass status, and you can actually see what is coming out of the engine. I've learned the hard way (on the air cooled VW) to NEVER disregard the differential (bypass) switch, even if the new engine has only ran for 5 minutes. Soft cam which didn't break in properly wore the lobes completely off in 5 minutes. Cast iron everywhere which quickly plugged the filter.