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Hi Mark, The NAPA filters are made by WIX, in fact you might notice that the NAPA P/N is the same as the WIX number less the first WIX digit, usually...
Mark, That is a good find! Before you put that on, look to make sure you have three holes not just two, and make sure you have the O-Ring grooves ot...
Thanks Guys. I guess I wrote them a good ad. The car is a lot rougher than it looks in that photo. I've been concentrating on the engine compartm...
Jim's photo shows that the 1956 raised deck block had the O-ring grooves and the bleed hole removed. I think we can safely say the 1957 engine would ...
Thanks Jim! You have answered my question. It looks like the bleed hole and the O-ring grooves were deleted. Shucks. There is still an aftermark...
Hmmm. That is interesting. I'm not an economist, but I have read a little bit about "bubble" markets. I have noticed that at many recent ...
Gents, I suppose I will have to write that technical article for the Adventures magazine. I hesitate to write these sorts of things, because I don't...
Tim, I have an EXCEL spread sheet that shows DeSoto oil filters during their entire production, and includes the optional filter cannister part numbe...
Hi Jim, The term "shunt" literally means to take a shortcut. In your car, the filter housing is designed to force some oil through the fil...
Fred, Thanks for that piece of information. I am always learning. I can't always believe what I read, but I trust what we can actually see. Hmmm....
It seems that the Chrysler parts books do not show that cannister as being used on 1955-1957 engines. I guess I haven't spent enough garage time with...
But from 1952 through 1954 DeSoto offered a full-flow cannister assembly as a dealer installed option, which had an integral pressure relief valve and...
Jim, I found the same thing when I went to the filter sites. Two filters of seemingly identical dimensions but with different micron filtering for d...
Gents, As a retired car engineer who spent his career working on engines, I can't resist adding my 2-cents worth to this discussion. Among car peopl...