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 filter bypass? ... 2) Instead of installing a Chevy bypass adapter, is there a filter like the PF51 that has its own bypass, and should I even be asking this question?
Finally, I have never understood why GM installs a relatively expensive bypass adapter on their engines, when they could simply specify a bypass filter.... any ideas?
Tom
Two questions: 1) is it OK to run without a filter bypass? ... 2) Instead of installing a Chevy bypass adapter, is there a filter like the PF51 that has its own bypass, and should I even be asking this question?
Finally, I have never understood why GM installs a relatively expensive bypass adapter on their engines, when they could simply specify a bypass filter.... any ideas?
Tom