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    Bypass filter for a Chevrolet ?

    Thanks Gary, but I should'a said I am looking to replace the wix 51036 with a 51040... The reason I took off the oil cooler / bypass adapter with the 51036 .... and want to go to a shorter filter like the 51040 but with a bypass ... is to get more clearance. (Of course I could put in a GM...
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    Bypass filter for a Chevrolet ?

    I removed the oil cooler / bypass from my Chevy 4.3 V6 (same as a SBC). I can screw the threaded thing back into the block and use the same filter (PF51 or WIX 51036) but then I have no bypass. So I could install a stock Chevy filter bypass adapter. Two questions: 1) is it OK to run without a...
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    How to tell if a filter is full?

    "your best way to tell would be to know your oil pressure when the oil and filter are new. You will see it increase as the filter clogs." I thought the usual oil pressure reading was after the filter... and as the filter clogs, the pressure BEFORE the filter would increase, but that is not what...
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