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Subject:Re: Baldwin oil filters
From:Tyler Hardison
Date:Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:51:18 -0700

Adds at least 40 hp.

Happy Friday!

On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 8:21 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>                 JR
>
>         So does Your Van Feel MoreLike a Ferrari now ~
>
>                                         ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
> On 19 Oct , 2016, at 7:42 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
>
> > Great! I got the B243 with 8psi bypass. I guess I'm good to go!
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Oct 19, 2016 17:20, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Baldwin filters are a high quality product. Depending on how you look
> > things up you will get different filter numbers for the application. The
> > B243 is probably the best choice for the Waterboxer as the bypass valve
> is
> > only 8psi. This is a commonly used filter. Using the filter cross
> reference
> > you may get the B178 listed. With a 30 psi bypass you may get oil
> > starvation during cold starts or when the filter loads up.  As our
> engines
> > often have trouble maintaining oil pressure you need to be careful with
> the
> > higher bypass setting.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > John Rodgers
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 10:10 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Baldwin oil filters
> >
> > Anyone ever hear of these, or use one on their vanagon? Performance?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
>