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Originally Posted by madmaxx
The absolute last thing I can try is bolting filter to block and that is a long shot since shortest filter is 4" adapter is 1/2 and total space is 4.5".
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaxx
......I have to use a tiny filter.
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Is Ford's FL1A a direct crossover to a Fram PH8A?
If so, IIRC the Fram PH47 (or it might be the 48) is a shorter filter, but...
You might want to try a Bosch 3312....very short...much shorter than even the Fram PH47(?) and fit onto my replica while a standard PH8A would not (but the shorter Fram would!)
I could get a measurement if it would make any difference, but it sounds like you want to keep the remote mount...that's a lot of work and very expensive if a shorter filter will do the job, unless you need to feed an
oil cooler, but I've been reading the thread since you started it and I know you aren't a fan of the coolers....
I have had no trouble with the Bosch and it is by far the easiest aftermarket filter I've ever tried to fit into my replica....high efficiency, too!
I shoehorned a 351C into a '72 Mercury Comet (Ford Maverick) and there was no room for a filter...used a "pancake filter", the Oberg Tattletale model, worked a charm and didn't cost me to replace the filter every time I changed the
oil. Next time I do that I'll locate the Oberg up in the fishmouth...Oberg says it will offer an 8-degree drop in
oil temperature, too.
Instead of going with AN stuff, I had some hydraulic lines made up at my local auto parts store...one of the fittings always leaked, very unacceptable...will go to the expense of AN stuff next time, that's for sure.
Cheers!
Dugly
