Matt Wilson Posted January 31, 2022 Report Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Does anyone know if the full-flow filter housing can be disassembled? This unit is new to me and pretty gunky, so I'd like to take it apart and clean it, if that's possible. In particular, I'd like to clean the spring-loaded valve in the tip of the stem, and it will be easier to give it a good clean if I can take it out of the stem. I tried sticking a screw driver sideways through the holes near the tip of the stem and tried to unscrew the stem, but it seems like it doesn't unscrew (not surprising) but I didn't try very hard for fear of messing up something. Any other way to take the valve and spring out? Thanks. Edited January 31, 2022 by Matt Wilson Quote
White Spyder Posted February 1, 2022 Report Posted February 1, 2022 You can just soak it in cleaning solution and then throughly rinse. Make sure you use the proper copper “cup crush” washers when reconnecting the lines. I got them through Grainger. Quote
Greg51T&CWagon Posted February 1, 2022 Report Posted February 1, 2022 Mine appears to have a different core in that tube, it 'looks' like it is a press and turn to release the core spring etc in mine. I believe the tube is fixed. I used a parts cleaner to run a bunch of cleaner through the tube to flush it. Quote
wallytoo Posted February 1, 2022 Report Posted February 1, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 9:46 PM, White Spyder said: You can just soak it in cleaning solution and then throughly rinse. Make sure you use the proper copper “cup crush” washers when reconnecting the lines. I got them through Grainger. Expand what lines? this connects directly to the boss on the block. there are no external lines. Quote
White Spyder Posted February 2, 2022 Report Posted February 2, 2022 Mine has tubes coming off the block to the canister mounted up at the top of the motor close to the firewall. Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted February 2, 2022 Report Posted February 2, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 9:46 PM, White Spyder said: You can just soak it in cleaning solution and then throughly rinse. Make sure you use the proper copper “cup crush” washers when reconnecting the lines. I got them through Grainger. Expand Inverted copper crush washers are only used on the 1946-48 Chrysler six large diameter steel oil filter pipe lines where flared at the tube ends. 1949-54 Chrysler's sixes have the aluminum oil filter canister bolted to the block with no external oil lines. 1 Quote
wagoneer Posted February 2, 2022 Report Posted February 2, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 4:01 AM, Dodgeb4ya said: Inverted copper crush washers are only used on the 1946-48 Chrysler six large diameter steel oil filter pipe lines where flared at the tube ends. 1949-54 Chrysler's sixes have the aluminum oil filter canister bolted to the block with no external oil lines. Expand these lines have a beautiful rose gold Color to them. I was going to put them back on today. I didn’t realise I needed crushable washers. Thanks Quote
wallytoo Posted February 2, 2022 Report Posted February 2, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 2:16 AM, White Spyder said: Mine has tubes coming off the block to the canister mounted up at the top of the motor close to the firewall. Expand you don’t have the same filter housing as the thread-starter (matt). Quote
wagoneer Posted February 2, 2022 Report Posted February 2, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 9:46 PM, White Spyder said: You can just soak it in cleaning solution and then throughly rinse. Make sure you use the proper copper “cup crush” washers when reconnecting the lines. I got them through Grainger. Expand do you remember what size washer specifically? Quote
Matt Wilson Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Posted February 2, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 9:46 PM, White Spyder said: You can just soak it in cleaning solution and then throughly rinse. Make sure you use the proper copper “cup crush” washers when reconnecting the lines. I got them through Grainger. Expand As others have indicated, I think my filter setup is different from yours, but I may end up soaking it in solvent and thoroughly rinsing it, as you suggested, if I can't find a way to disassemble it. Quote
Matt Wilson Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) On 2/1/2022 at 10:00 PM, Greg51T&CWagon said: Mine appears to have a different core in that tube, it 'looks' like it is a press and turn to release the core spring etc in mine. I believe the tube is fixed. I used a parts cleaner to run a bunch of cleaner through the tube to flush it. Expand Thanks. I'll do a little more cleaning on it and have a better look to see if there's a way to push and turn it to release it or not. If not, then I'll just have to do like White Spyder suggested and soak the heck out of it and rinse it really well. I've got engine cleaning brushes in a variety of sizes, so I'll be running those up through the oil passages too. Edited February 2, 2022 by Matt Wilson 1 Quote
White Spyder Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 12:03 PM, wagoneer said: do you remember what size washer specifically? Expand Check out this thread. Quote
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