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Subject:Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
From:SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Date:Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:01:21 -1000

no big ..didn't seem directed at me specially.
No worries.
It's all good.
On 9/5/2014 5:32 AM, OlRivrRat wrote:
>                  Sorry Scott
>
>          I wasn't intending for that to appear as though it was aimed @ your Info ~ I should have Clipped yours off
>
> & addressed it to JimThompson ~ Big Ooops ~
>
>                                                                                          ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
> On 5 Sep , 2014, at 12:44 AM, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) wrote:
>
>> 'whatever works fer ya' ....
>>
>> and if there is any doubt about the oil filter being the cause ..
>> good ole Mann is what I would go with.   From the Fatherland ya know- should work right for sure. . Never had any issue with one on a waterboxer.
>>
>> On 9/4/2014 3:04 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:
>>>          That is just a WholeBunch Of MisInformation ~ NAPA Gold OilFilters are Made by WIX
>>>
>>> & There Just Simply Is No Better Filter on the Planet than a WIX & Frams are Fine as long
>>>
>>> as you use their EXTRA GUARD, TOUGH GUARD, ULTRA SYNTHETIC, or HIGH MILEAGE ~
>>>
>>> I have run Both Frams & WIX on Many Engines over the last 40Years OrSo & Never had an
>>>
>>> Issue with them ~ I will always choose a WIX if there is one available & Fram for those Rare
>>>
>>> Occasions when a WIX is not ~
>>>
>>>                                                                                          ORR ~ DeanB
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4 Sep , 2014, at 4:24 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stay away from Napa, Fram and Bosch oil filters, they are known to reduce
>>>> oil pressure.  Stick to OE Mann or Mahle filters for best performance.  BTDT
>>>>
>>>> Jim Thompson
>>>> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>>>> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>>>> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>>>> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
>>>> Full Timing From March 1999 To January 2012
>>>> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>>>> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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