Re: Oil Filter Housing

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Posted by Tim Daley (MI) on January 29, 2009 at 08:01:57 [URL] [DELETE] :

In Reply to: Re: Oil Filter Housing posted by Randy(PA) on January 29, 2009 at 00:10:44:

Hi Randy-
I agree cold-forming the steel will increase its strength, and after your comment I thought about it. Unless the rounded bottom had a defect, such as prone to leaking, why did they change it? It could be a manufacturing issue too, like you say, for machining purposes. In automation, a transfer device [robotic arm] or simply just human handling may have required the housing to made with the scallops for gripping purposes. Another possibilty too might be like the air cleaners - they had different vendors in order to determine which would work best. I happened to come upon that picture in Pripps' book and, seeing Mr. Fossums', God rest his soul, comment that it was original for the early 9N, I was just curious to find out. I get real anal about originality...thanks for all your valuable info.

Tim Daley(MI)


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