Re: TOILET PAPER OIL FILTER

From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri Oct 14 2005 - 04:11:52 PDT

what was the old Fram commercial, get you now or later

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas M McHugh" <tmmchugh@msn.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] TOILET PAPER OIL FILTER

>I would think it might be a way to make a OJT repair in an emergency. I
>would not do it in my M38A1, even though it would fit. A filter would be
>much cheaper than replacing the engine after it fails.
>
> I have never heard of such a homemade idea. That does not mean someone
> has not tried it.
>
> Tom McHugh, NJ
> 1952 M38A1
> M-416 Trailer
>
> VOTE NOW FOR MVPA DIRECTORS:
> Sven Johnson, Greg Wolanin, Al Nicholson, Jim Diaz
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bolton8@juno.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:20 PM
> Subject: [MV] TOILET PAPER OIL FILTER
>
>
>> I have been told that you can insert a complete roll of toilet paper
>> into a jeep's oil filter assembly in place of the standard oil filter
>> element. The cardboard roller allows the oil to pass thru while the
>> s*it paper removes impurities.
>>
>> Is this for real or a Motor Pool hoax? If it is real, just how
>> effective does it work, and in what mil-vehs would said unit work?
>> Seems for the price of one NOS oil filter you can get two dozen rolls of
>> toilet paper.
>>
>> LANCE
>>
>>
>>
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