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39 Commander oil filter element What the number for it?


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I just ordered a F1 plus green paint from Int. Studebaker parts. Thanks for the help. I also ordered a horn relay. This car been a little work with little things. But it coming along.

The F1 filter seems to be a fuel filer but the original Fram F1 filters were original equipment on 1936/37 Studebakers.

The filter elements were C1 and are hard to find.

Google Fram history and find interesting info including why not to use Fram filters,

Robert Kapteyn

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The original FRAM oil filter element was an F-4S

From what I read is that Studebaker was the first to use Fram as original equipment and package filters with the Studebaker name on it but were regular F4 elements which were cotton stuffed.

I have some of these in original boxes but I would not use these other than display. there are modern filters other than Fram that are better constructed .

Robert Kapteyn

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Hello Kenneth,

I have Fram C4 = Wix 51006 = Ryco R4P = AC 209 for my L5.

1/2" bolt hole, 4-15/16" long, 4-3/16" diameter, but you can measure that too.

Here is an interesting page:

http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/what-oil-filter-element-do-i-need_topic19963.html

While it is about Willys, the filter sizes are given for some of the above, and there is a NAPA reference too.

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