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| NAPA has the road draft filter as well at a very reasonable price.
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| | Thanks gentlemen. I will check it out as soon as I can. Classes start again Monday, so it may be a few days. Yes..NAPA has been really good about getting me the odd parts I need. Well...most of them so far. That tip about the leak is a good one to know. Thanks.
1956 Ford F-100, 272 Y-block V8, 3 speed transmission (column shift), and 3.73 rear gears (spicer 44) ---Mountain Home, AR 
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| I have found Sacramento Vintage Ford good for parts for my 56 f100. I have seen the spin on oil filter kit in there inventory for about $25.00.
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| | I recently had a road draft tube act as if it were leaking out the tube, Cleaned and painted it, new filter and checked surfaces for mating, used some Hylomar on gasket surfaces. Still leaking, I knew my engine was ok because it never leaked a drop and all of a sudden was leaking out the draft tube quite heavy when run hard. I jacked the car up and I laid down under the car with the motor running wiping the tube clean with a rag and found it was coming from the back side of the tube. I traced the leak and found a tiny pinhole in the canister about a quarter inch from the tube between the motor and tube. This is right where the oil should be flowing back into the engine and it is also the low point in the canister which is where condensation would settle and rust it out. There was a tiny spot on the newly painted canister where the paint had peeled off and in the middle of that spot was a tiny pinhole that would create a drop about every 30 seconds or so. This drop would form a small stream and flow down the back side of the tube and around the tapered edge so it looked like the oil was coming from inside the tube. Something to keep in mind when dealing with a leaky draft tube is that it may be coming from outside the tube due to condensation corrosion around the tube or canister. Although I had it off 2 times for cleaning and painting I never discovered it so if you take it off, pick around the bottom of the canister with an awl. It was a relief finding the real problem, thats an easy fix, motor problems aren't.
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| Thanks, that's something worth looking into and makes a lot of sense.
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| Hello Ron,I just converted my 56 to PCV system and I have to say its a vast improvement over the road draft setup.When I walk in the garage it doesn't smell like oil and gas.I don't have puffs of smoke comming from under the motor when I stop at a light.For whats involved in converting its well worth it in my opinion.Regards,Mark
She's not a Vic or a Sunliner and she has 4 doors but she's my baby!  
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