<VV> Corvair Oil filter pricing

[J R Read]

Hank, While I might agree that the NAPA filter is a bit better it is also 
about double the price.  Price is what started this thread.  A well know 
Corvair mechanic in the Midwest has been using the Purolator ones for over 
two years now without a single failure.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "henry kaczmarek" <kaczmarek at charter.net>
To: "virtualvairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:51 AM
Subject: <VV> Corvair Oil filter pricing


> For every day drivers, I would NEVER use a Purolator.  Run one for 3K 
> miles, then take a cut off wheel and cut around the lip at the bottom of 
> the filter.  You won’t like what you see.  There’s a reason that they’re 
> cheap.
>
> Wix 51038’s are still available at Carquest and other jobber stores, and 
> NAPA sells them as NAPA Gold 1038.
>
> For Concours cars, it’s been almost 10 years since the GM blue filters 
> have been in stock. I bought out the last 40 that GMSPO had in stock in 
> 2003.
>
> EVERYONE laughed when I told someone who was bugging me for one I’d sell 
> him one for 25.00----Seen them higher than that on eBay since then.
>
> I’m still not selling-----Wix will continue to make the 51038 as long as 
> there is demand, and that’s from the superintendent of the Wix Filter 
> plant in Gastonia, NC.
>
> I know Clark’s was making a filter, but heard some complaints on here 
> about them a while back, so I’ve never bought any.
>
> Any Parts Professional will tell you----If you can get a Wix---USE IT.
>
>
> HANK
> _______________________________________________
> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are 
> the property
> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help, 
> mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, 
> http://www.corvair.org/
> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Change your options: 
> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
> _______________________________________________