Re: TOILET PAPER OIL FILTER

From: Thomas M McHugh (tmmchugh@msn.com)
Date: Fri Oct 14 2005 - 14:10:25 PDT


EVERETTE,

IT WAS "PAY ME NOW OR PAY ME LATER"

Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: "Everette" <
194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] TOILET PAPER OIL FILTER

> 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
>> MVPA, MTA, Red Ball
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- 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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