69-80's 350 oil filter on a '92 4.3L engine ?

[R72K5]

69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

will it work ? are they same ?

thanks

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

Re: 69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

Nope.

4.3 uses the PH 3980 Fram where the older 350s use PH 5 or PH 30. You can put a PH 3387A from the smaller GM cars on a 4.3 in a pinch, though.

88-up 4wds use the 3980 as well.

 

[R72K5]

Re: 69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

what is the diff ? diameter, or ?

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[big83chevy4x4]

Re: 69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

yep the diameter is quite a bit different. i think the lenght is close, not sure on the threads

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

Re: 69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

Threads should be the same. Diameter is much smaller as is the gasket surface.

 

[R72K5]

Re: 69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

oh, well that sux



thanks

 

[beater_k20]

Re: 69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

Randy, keep in mind that a 4.3 is just a 5.7 with 2 cylinders cut out of the middle. while you may not be able to put the oil filter itself on, you could change the oil filter mounting adapter. i see no reason why it shouldnt work. they use the same gaskets.

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

Re: 69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

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Randy, keep in mind that a 4.3 is just a 5.7 with 2 cylinders cut out of the middle. while you may not be able to put the oil filter itself on, you could change the oil filter mounting adapter. i see no reason why it shouldnt work. they use the same gaskets.

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While I'm sure that's possible, I can't see why one would do it.

 

[R72K5]

Re: 69-80\'s 350 oil filter on a \'92 4.3L engine ?

4.3L is more different than that, ppl like to make it all sound simple like that and such, but there are more differences from a 4.3L casting to a 5.7L casting than simply being one cylinder length shorter.

im not gonna attemtp swapping adapters since i do not know for sure if it will hurt the engine or not, cant afford to ruin the engine if it didnt work out i was just curious to see if i could use a 1218 on my brothers 92 s-10

but answer looks to be no, so im not gonna try it


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