Spin-on filter replacement for canister type?

I am looking for a spin on filter to replace an old canister type on a 1949
Chrylser Windsor 250 flathead six. Does anyone know of a source for such a
kit/replacement?

 

Oddly enough I was just asking on one of the other groups about the
possibility of doing the exact opposite. I can tell you that Studebaker
used a spin on filter for a few years (57-62 IIRC) and the bases are
still available NOS. However, I suspect that the old Fram F4 might
actually filter better than the later spin on filter. (well, maybe not
a Fram element, but an element made to fit a Fram F4 housing by a decent
manufacturer.)

Why do you want a spin on? I like the ease of maintaining the canister,
and not spilling oil all over the engine every filter change.

nate

 

Fram used to make adapters to convert canister to spin on. I had one on my 65
Chevy SS, 327ci, 350 hp, 4 speed..........sigh!

 

The full flow filter on a GM was simplicity in itself to convert to a
spin-on - as GM did themselves in the late seventies, more or less.
Converting the bypass filter in a Mopar Flatty is a bit different.

 

The filter is way down by the starter, not up closer to the head, maybe
because it was made in Canada! Plus, it is a pain to get the latch around
the top correctly tightened, just thought that in the long run, it would be
easier to be able to take to my local oil change place without having to
scrounge for the old "long version" of the canister, NAPA 1062.

 

The old canister filters were a lot better at cleaning oil than the
newer spin on filters. The old elements for the filter were cotton.
They were replaced by the junk pleated paper filters. The best filter
ever made is still available that fits the flathead. It bolts to the
fender panel and has two hoses that hook up to the engine the same way
the origonal filter hooked up. It is a lot less messy to cahnge than
the spin on filters. It is made by the Motor Guard Corporation of
Manteca CA. The filter will turn the oil clear similar to the old FRAM
elements that fit the origional housing.

Ralph

 

*eyeroll*

Sure, Ralphie. The pinnacle of oil filtration was in 1932. Shouldn't you
be off at a carnival somewhere peddling your toilet paper filters?

 

Studebaker used a bypass spin on for a few years if you really want to
do this. I believe the mount is still available NOS from SASCO for not
too much $$$. Part no. 1555325 if you want to look it up. Uses a Wix
51050 filter or equivalent.

SASCO's web site:

http://www.parts123.com/studebaker.htm

Keep in mind ithat the oil is metered through brass fittings with small
orifices to keep from dropping the pressure in the engine too much, you
will have to reuse the fittings from your existing filter if you go down
this road, or else buy new fittings. Unfortunately the whole kit is NLA
and I don't have Studebaker part no's for the fittings with the orifices.

good luck,

nate

 

Actually filters that clean oil have been around since 1933. Back in
the 60's you could still get good filter elements for the old
cannister filters. In 1963 I put a Frantz oil cleaner on my Rambler
American L head. The oil went from black to clear. The Rambler had a
spin on bypass filter with the mount bolted to the head. It was junk.
It was easy to use the existing fittings to hook up the Frantz. In
1966 Motor Guard came out with the M-100 submicronic bypass filter
which was a lot easier to service and I started using them. Most
people have been trained to think that oil is supposed to get dirty so
Motor Guard converted over to industrial filters. The Motor Guard M-30
is die cast aluminum with an epoxy coating. My oldest filter still in
use is a 30 year old M-100. Filters that clean oil were pretty much
abandoned in favor of the more profitable system of allowing the oil
to get dirty, wear and foul the engine then draining it. Many people
didn't buy into the dirty oil system. Especially some owners of heavy
duty diesel engines. If everyone thought that filters were supposed to
clean oil you would be able to get the filters at auto parts stores
plus they would be standard equipment. All a filter can do is clean
oil. Clean oil can double or triple the life of an engine and clean
oil doesn't need changing. Clean transmission fluid and fuel also have
benefits in equipment. My 1937 Studebaker book says to change the
filter when the oil looks dirty on the dipstick. The 37 Studebaker had
a far superior filter to the junk they put on new cars. I prefer to
change the filter before the oil looks dirty on the dip stick.

Ralph

 

Pleated paper filters have never been any good at cleaning oil. If
they were your oil wouldn't get dirty. Your filter would get dirty.
There is a way that you can come a little closer to cleaning oil with
pleated paper. Yoou can get a remote filter mount from Perma-Cool such
as a dual mount 771-1223 or a single mount 771-1211 from www.jegs.com
and run hoses to it. You will need an orifice in the system such as
the original Chryslers of about 1/16" so that all of your oil flow
won't go thru the filter instead of the engine parts. You can also use
a needle valve and pinch it down while watching your oil pressure
gauge. I have a bypass filter mount that I took off a Mazda diesel. It
has an orifice size of about 30 thousands. To actually clean oil you
need for the oil to pass thru a lot of media at a slow rate; four
inches is a lot more desirable than 1/32 inch.

Ralph