Toilet Paper ...

[Admiral]

So, I picked up two more flatheads this morning, not that I need more old car parts, but the price was right and I just couldn’t resist . I snagged what appears to be an 8BA as well as an EAB, along with some miscellaneous parts.

The EAB turned over and had oil in the pan so I pulled its heads. JACKPOT! It’s got a stock bore, barely any cylinder-wall ridge, all the valves move AND its water jackets are the cleanest I’ve ever seen in a side-valve V8. Other than the expected lack of hardened seats it might be a winner.

Anyway, when I opened up the oil-filter canister it looked like it was packed full of sludge, but much to my surprise that wasn’t the case. Someone had stuffed a roll of toilet paper in there ! Have any of you guys seen this before? I can’t imagine this arrangement would do ANYTHING to filter the oil since the roll has no gaskets or seals to prevent the oil from just flowing over its top and back into the pan. Weird.