[Kevin in NJ]

People worry too much about keeping their oil clean.

Modern oil with its additives works great for a long time. The A engine is designed to eat dirt from dirt roads of the 30's. You will not likely see a fraction of the dirt of the old days.

Run without the filter and do not waste your money and the natural resources by changing the oil too soon.

If your engine is going to fail it is not because of dirt in the oil. It will fail because someone did not build it right. Without a filter you should expect at least 50,000 miles on the engine.