[Farmall] "H" oil filter questions

Tue Mar 9 07:17:59 PST 2010

Hello Tim,

I guess it's time for me to offer my services on this subject.
IF you are considering replacing your stock oil filter, install one of my Frantz Oil Filters which have been used on tractors, cars, trucks, planes, etc. for over 5 decades now.

The Frantz Filter uses a roll of toilet paper as the filtration element inside. It can be a full flow or a bypass filter. Before filters came stock on our vehicles, the Frantz was used as a full flow filter meaning all the lubricating engine oil flowed through the filter. Once filters became standard like they are today, the Frantz is a bypass filter sampling just a fraction of the oil flow but doing it all the time so eventually all the oil goes through the Frantz.

There was a different type of filter back in the 30s and 40s called the "Refiner". This filter also used the heat from the exhaust maniford to heat the oil and reducing the water out of the oil into steam vapor. The filter used rags, cotton, toilet paper, or whatever was available to stuff into the canister to filter the oil. It actually worked. I have in my filter collection one of these old units. That was one of the forerunners of the Frantz idea or design.

While I have not installed a Frantz (YET) on my '46 Farmall, I do have one installed on my Kubota diesel. Diesels build up soot and water in the oil. Of course the water is an ingredient to make acid so neither are healthy for an engine. The Frantz protects me both ways; remove unwanted soot and preventive measures against acid damage.

My Frantz Filters come in two ways: as a complete kit with fittings, hose, mounting bracket, filter, etc. or as a basic unit with just the filter unit itself. If you don't need the fittings, hose, etc. then save yourself $50 and improvise your own mounting and hoses. For more information, please go to my website at www.FRANTZOIL.com or write me offline.

Unless you are restoring your tractor and are a critic to maintain it totally "stock", make your life easier and install a Frantz unit. When I install mine I plan on keeping the existing filter housing in tact but without a filter element inside. I can locate the Frantz semi-out-of-sight or proudly display it for promotional purposes. My Farmall is about as stock as it can get except for the rust. She's a beautiful girl that has not seen a speck of paint since the factory and purrs like no kitten you've ever heard. Putting something shiny on her just doesn't seem right but functionally, I just gotta. I'm lazy about changing the oil so this is really what I need to do for her. The oil in my 88 Samurai is 2001 oil. Why change your oil when you can keep it clean? That's for another discussion.

I know this post totally sounds like a spam and for that to all the members who have no interest in the subject that bothers Tim, I apologize. You haven't seen me post anything before about Frantz until now so I'll just sit back again and read the mail. If I can help you with oil filtering issues, please write me. I don't have all the answers but after using a product for over 50 years I think I have some pretty good knowledge of it.

Good luck Tim. Eliminate all your gasket issues with a Frantz.

Ed Greany
www.FRANTZOIL.com

--- On Tue, 3/9/10, Tim Savelle <tim.savelle at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Tim Savelle <tim.savelle at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Farmall] "H" oil filter questions
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 4:24 AM

Pardon me for belaboring this thing, but I'm thinking ahead now....

1. Is it more time between oil changes or is it hours of actual use that
probably causes the gasket to harden to this degree?

2. If it's age, and I change the oil every few months. should I have to face
digging the gasket out each time I change the oil?

3. Thinking out of the box....is is possible to change out the entire oil
filter assembly and replace it with one that will accept a screw-on filter?
It has been pointed out that the oil filter in this tractor is a
partial-flow.  Can you get screw-on filters that are compatible with the oil
pressure and flow of a partial-flow system like this.

Thanks for the patience and help.

Tim

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:09 AM, Kurt Musgrave <rvar at plainstel.com> wrote:

> Tim, the groove the gasket belongs in is below where you have the gasket
> sitting in the picture.  I think you will find that the old gasket is still
> it there, and it will be rock hard and will come out in little bitty chips.
> You'll need a tiny screwdriver or something, I have a pointed Craftsman awl
> that works perfect.  After you get the old gasket out the new one will fit
> very tight in the groove and likely you'll need a blunt object to push it
> down into the groove especially the last bit of it.
>
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