Re: [MV] Oil Filter Revue

From: Ed Kirkley (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri Jan 23 2004 - 14:14:36 PST


Julian,

OK, let us in on which is the best filter for a M-1009!

Best Regards,

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Burke" <julian@knology.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 17:06
Subject: [MV] Oil Filter Revue

> Folks,
>
> I was remembering when the oil thing came out on this list and the
> people worrying about what to put in their engines which isn't really
worth
> worrying about. I remembered I have this link to click on that is worth
> reading about OIL FILTERS and is something that will keep you busy for
> awhile!! Every time you go into an autoparts store you almost buy a FRAM
> filter and because of this link, I no longer buy FRAM products. This
> individual buys all brands of filters that he can and takes them apart to
> tell the difference and the similarities in them. You will definitely
find
> this an eye opener!!! Oil doesn't seem to have much of a difference but
the
> filters do.
>
> Click on this: http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html
>
> Another store you may want to check out is the newer auto stores
called
> "O'reilly's" and check out their tool rack. They have all kinds of
goodies
> to include the spanner wrenches to remove the nut out of the 4 wheel drive
> hubs on your Blazers and P/U's.
>
> Another thing I wanted to share was all this hoopla about Snap-On and
> MAC Tools and what they do. I usually buy Sear's Craftsman line of tools
> because they are good tools and if you take a tool back to any Sear's
store,
> you never have a problem. MAC and Snap-on have an ongoing thing to make
> sure all dealers mechanics they service don't have anymore Sear's tools
and
> usually sell them somewhere else for $1 each after they bamboozled the
poor
> mechanics out of them! I bought a Snap-on one time and when it broke, the
> rep wouldn't make it up saying "don't you expect it to wear out"? This
> logic along with the moron will never see me again. For a little fun,
click
> on this link:
>
> http://www.mactoolssuck.com/index.htm
>
> Your MV nut, Julian Burke
>
>
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