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04-04-2013, 01:27 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Knoxville TN
Posts: 1,170
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Oil Filter Housing By-pass valve confusion
Hello club,
I'm servicing my Dad's 66 GMC 305 V6. He has owned truck since the 70's and I'm pretty sure the oil filter housing has never been removed. I pulled the oil filter housing and the OEM by-pass valve seems backwards to my way of thinking. Looks like the valve will be sealed shut if filter is clogged. Any idea why by-pass valve is installed this way? Thanks |
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04-04-2013, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Knoxville TN
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Re: Oil Filter Housing By-pass valve confusion
Awesome response MusicMan!
Maybe I'm not crazy after all. I did say maybe  I'm thinking of running it the way it is (no functional by-pass) for now. When I finish my Fram PH11 filters, I may switch to a Motorcraft or other filter w/ decent built in by-pass. |
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04-04-2013, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Corona, CA
Posts: 1,842
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Re: Oil Filter Housing By-pass valve confusion
I believe you are correct...that what you have is incorrect. Here is a Spin-on Filter housing I'll be using.
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