yeah, that’s the ticket, an anti-siphon valve. alistair
On Feb 26, 2014, at 9:01 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > I'm kinda surprised you guys haven't heard of the siphon effect. > > Mark > > Dave Mcneely wrote: >> Good point. But, people who deem themselves knowledgeable sure extol the importance of this oil filter feature. mcneely >> >> ---- Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >>> I've never been clear about what the heck an anti drain back valve does on an oil filter that is pointing more or less down as it does on the wbx. >>> >>> Maybe it is an anti suck up valve? >>> >>> Alistair >>> >>> >>> >>> |
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