Did finally connect with Charley Dover website and he threw up a big red" doesn't fit Ford F350". So today I crawled under the old beast and looks like he is right, the clutch linkage looks in the way.So here's what I have. The original offset filter set up  with the cannister replaced with a adapter kit on it holding a PH8A filter. This set up is leaking at the block and filter. I'm thinking of pulling off the whole assy and plugging it. The truck is not a daily driver or even weekly, maybe 300 miles per yr. An annual oil change should not hurt the old beast. Whatda think men?

Or who has a good gasket to seal to block with original assy and I'll come up with the old cannister filter, need the cannister. Anyone have the old cannister?

Terry

Terry

DON'T PLUG IT!!!  It's a full flow system, if you plug it the engine will get no oil.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

You can make a gasket.

Or get a remote filter kit. It won't be stock but then you can put the filter nearly anywhere you want.


Lawrenceville, GA

I've got a canister w/bolt & gasket. You can have it for the cost of shipping.

Marc

'54 Merc ragtop

Pt Townsend, WA   

                                                                                                                                   

That's pretty definite on not plugging it so that's out. I did find the old cannister this evening so that's a good thing. Now need the two gaskets. Also found a F20 oil filter that I think is for the cannister, with gasket, will have to reference it too make sure. If it's for this 292  I'm down to needing a filter to fit at the block and will make it. Whats the best gasket material, cork, rubber, gasket paper?

Tnx for the input men. Who would ever thought a damn oil leak woulld be so screwy?

Terry

Terry

Terry:

How much room do you have if you use an adaptor for a screw-on filter?  The filter called for on my Chrysler mini-van is a Fram PH14.  It's just slightly more than half the length of the Ford filter, and will work.  I use the longer Ford filters on my Chrysler.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Not enough room to make it work so will go back to original cannister system, which is what I wanted to get away from all the time. Spin on filters are so much more convient, quicker. New filter for cannister on the way and hope to hell I can get that gasket at the block to quit leaking.

Terry

I understood from a few posts up that it currently equipped with a spin on filter. Is that not correct? Replace the gaskets, make them if you have to. If there are any scratches or gouges preventing a seal, you can fill them with epoxy and smooth them before replacing the gaskets. You can even use rtv for very minor scratches or divots.



I think the gaskets that come in the gasket sets are rubber. I'd use rubber or paper to make new ones.

You can buy the gasket for the stock adapter from Napa. Yours might use the exact same thing.



And again, there is always the remote mount filter option to retain the spin on convenience:

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Make/FORD/Engine-Size/4-8L-292/?keyword=remote+filter


Lawrenceville, GA

Spin on filter is in place of the cannister itself. Must have been put there because it wouldn't work on the block account of linkage in the way. The leak at the block was from taking the cannister assy off to replace with new filter adapter kit for spin on filter and it never quite sealing up.

Now cannister housing with filter going back on as original with new gasket, including at block. The filter gasket should come with filter. If this doesn't work will go to remote filter set up from Mr. Gasket, thanks for the info.

Terry

There are spin on filters that are about 1/2 (and I mean 1/2) the size of a regular one. Available from NAPA and others.

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