[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
On 17 Nov 98, at 8:27, Steven Ayres wrote: > BryanE=> Has anyone tried the spin-on NOS setup that Bill&Steves Sells? > => Does it reduce flow because of the lines? > > A couple of years ago I picked up an NOS VW T3 oil-filter kit, > purportedly designed for the North Africa market. It taps off the oil > cooler, runs through a standard Fram filter (painted black for VW) > mounted in the left rear upper corner of the engine compartment, and > returns through a hollow stud in the front corner of the crankcase vent > stand. If this is roughly equivalent to what B&S have, it's a > partial-flow rather than full-flow system, and so won't substantially > affect oil pressure. It'll also be less effective than a full-flow > system, of course, but substantially more effective than the stock > setup. The ones I have seen flow so little oil that it is not clear that they do anything of value. I wouldn't bother with them, even if it were easy, convenient, and cheap. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe