[AT] Dodge diesel oil filter number

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Fri Apr 9 13:03:26 PDT 2004


The oil presure on a B is controled by a spring loaded ball at the exit of
the oil pump.  If the filter is having a big effect on oil presure it could
be because of a problem with that presure valve.  I don't have a clue  about
the V4 Wisconsin.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at pionet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Dodge diesel oil filter number


> charlie hill wrote:
>
> > Hi Rob.  I won't argue that point with you as I don't know anything
about
> > the Wix/AC filter failures BUT one thing I will bet you is this.
> > If paper filter technology had been available in 1940 AC would have
never
> > used those rag packed filters.
> >
> > Charlie
>
> I'm inclined to think this is probably a true enough statement.  I have
> witnessed the drop in oil pressure phenomenon in my AC B using the new
> style paper filters.  Agco badged.  I changed to an old cotton packed
> Wix filter that I located and that fixed the pressure reading.
> Now....having witnessed that and not really knowing what to think of it,
> I was wondering......What if you run that new style filter on your V4
> Wisconsin?  Mine uses the same filter as the AC but doesn't have an oil
> pressure gauge.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
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