Oil filter

[WilliamBos]

And that is the reason why they are called trailer queens. Sitting does as described, dry out seals, pan gaskets. Unless you can start them up, get them up to temp, sitting does no good.

Cars must be different than tractors. If I restore a tractor then park it.. seals weep, tires crack.. and points corode.. even parking them in a decently protected barn. bats go flat.. .. they run like crud after setting. rings stick..e tc.. etc.. carbs get gummy.. etc..

running them around lightly seems to help them. looking at ones I use infrequently, but letting them warm up is good.. I wouldn't start one to just shut it down.. that would invite moisture. vs ones I have more or less mothballed.. the ones that get light frequent use are still in top condition.. the others.. when I need to move them.. it's always a 2 hr job just to get them to start.

so again.. cars must be different..

 

[Toyboy]

It's new in box, never used. By collector item I meant a AC Delco made in Flint MI. It's just a small amount of "bloom rust" which I've removed most of w/WD40 and some hard rubbing. It'll go on my shelf with my old oil bottle w/spout. Remember those?

 

[WilliamBos]

It's new in box, never used. By collector item I meant a AC Delco made in Flint MI. It's just a small amount of "bloom rust" which I've removed most of w/WD40 and some hard rubbing. It'll go on my shelf with my old oil bottle w/spout. Remember those?

You referring to the old oil can, that required the push in spout?

 

[Mace Canute]

Shine a light into wherever you add oil and you might be surprised at how much rust and sludge is in there...

 

[Toyboy]

No, not can, a glass bottle with a screw on spout. I remember service station having them on a rack filled and ready to go. Must have been bulk oil in those days.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-192...288?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c6ee5bb8

 

[Soundguy]

proabbly had a hand pump and filtered it right inthe back

 

[clemsonfor]

Shine a light into wherever you add oil and you might be surprised at how much rust and sludge is in there...

This is my point. If you look in a valve cover there is all kinds of slude on the things or on the underside of your oil cap. i know our 01 toyota highlander has crusty junk under the oil cap. They were a known sludge engine, but i run syn oil in it and oil seems to stay clear to almost 6k miles.

My old ranger thats a different story, not as much hard crusty stuff under cap but oil is black looking in say 1500 miles and that is after adding the oil it burns. This is what i would put it on, that or my saturn i drive every day, which i just did the valve cover gasket and there was crud under there!!! Not saying if i had a 2011 F150 i would put it on but on my old ranger yep once i rubbed it off with an oily rag and looked into the middle of the filter to see if there is no rust inthere.