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Old 02-09-2020, 10:28 AM   #23
RalphG
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Default Re: Whats the secret to removing the oil filter?

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Originally Posted by tubman View Post
Looks like a stock setup to me. The "rounded" fitting that the oil pressure sender is screwed into is typical Mercury. Every Ford I have seen has a "blocky" fitting with square corners and sharp edges. The presence of this fitting is the first and easiest to see clue that an engine MIGHT be a Mercury.
This is the first time I have seen the oil pressure sending unit mounted up beside the filter on any flathead. My 52 Merc has the round sending unit down behind the head in the same place as any other flathead I have seen in the past 50 years.
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