I am overhauling the engine on my Allis Chalmers 7000 (301 cu. in. turbo diesel), and was wondering if this tractor would be a good candidate for a bypass filter. It gets around 200 hours a year on it, maybe a hair more. The standard OCI per the 1979 manual is 100 hours. This engine runs pretty dirty (soot in the oil). I am looking for keeping the oil cleaner and maybe keeping oil changes to once a year with either Rotella 5w40 or 15w40 Dello 400 (the reason for thinking about 5w40 is because this tractor sees a lot of short operations in the winter picking up muck, about 1 hour a day in cold weather).
The second question is what do you all think of a filter set up like this:
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1321809629011294358iimFIQ
I am wondering if this would make a decent bypass, especially for soot clean up. I am thinking it would work pretty well since fuel filters are generally cellulose, which is what you need to "soak up" the soot.
Hurst
The second question is what do you all think of a filter set up like this:
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1321809629011294358iimFIQ
I am wondering if this would make a decent bypass, especially for soot clean up. I am thinking it would work pretty well since fuel filters are generally cellulose, which is what you need to "soak up" the soot.
Hurst