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The only oil strainer I'm familiar with is the one on air-cooled
Volkswagens. Seems like it's something under a millimeter....so less than
0.04" or so. Getting into 20 or 30 mesh, if I read the chart correctly.
On Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 13:49 old dirtbeard <dirtbeard@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Does anybody know what would be the approximate appropriate mesh size of
> the screens used to filter engine oil feeding out of the oil tanks or
> frames on old British bikes (e.g., mesh size of 20, 40, 60, etc.)?
> I am looking at these options from McMaster-Carr:
> https://www.mcmaster.com/.../low-pressure-bronze-y.../...
> <https://www.mcmaster.com/filter-screens/low-pressure-bronze-y-strainers-8/?fbclid=IwAR3zzH6D3awtNoVHjkpnQ2vcwzMnH_M7fIyf4jpnLguZLAw9Kfy1FBZzfLw>
> I have added a paper filter on the return-side, so mostly I really want to
> filter the debris that may come out of the frame until the paper filter has
> had a chance to entirely clean the reservoir.
> Too large of a mesh and it will not stop the debris, of course, but too
> small and it would restrict/block the gravity flow of the oil.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> --
> Best,
> doug
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<div dir=3D"auto">The only oil strainer I'm familiar with is the one on=
air-cooled Volkswagens.=C2=A0 Seems like it's something under a millim=
eter....so less than 0.04" or so.=C2=A0 Getting into 20 or 30 mesh, if=
I read the chart correctly.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 13:49 old dirtbeard <=
;<a href=3D"mailto:dirtbeard@gmail.com";>dirtbeard@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"marg=
in:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","=
;Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"=
><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">Hi guys, </div><div dir=3D=
"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"f=
ont-family:inherit">Does anybody know what would be the approximate appropr=
iate mesh size of the screens used to filter engine oil feeding out of the =
oil tanks or frames on old British bikes (e.g., mesh size of 20, 40, 60, et=
c.)? </div></div><div style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;fo=
nt-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Aria=
l,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"fo=
nt-family:inherit">I am looking at these options from McMaster-Carr: </div>=
<div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit"><span style=3D"font-family:=
inherit"><a href=3D"https://www.mcmaster.com/filter-screens/low-pressure-br=
onze-y-strainers-8/?fbclid=3DIwAR3zzH6D3awtNoVHjkpnQ2vcwzMnH_M7fIyf4jpnLguZ=
LAw9Kfy1FBZzfLw" rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" role=3D"link" style=
=3D"text-decoration-line:none;outline:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px=
;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;padding:0px;margin:0px;backgroun=
d-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;display:inline;box-sizing:border-box=
;font-family:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://www.mcmaster.com/.../low-pr=
essure-bronze-y.../...</a></span></div></div><div style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px=
0px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","S=
egoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><=
div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">I have added a paper filter =
on the return-side, so mostly I really want to filter the debris that may c=
ome out of the frame until the paper filter has had a chance to entirely cl=
ean the reservoir. </div></div><div style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0px;white-spa=
ce:pre-wrap;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",=
Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><div dir=3D"aut=
o" style=3D"font-family:inherit">Too large of a mesh and it will not stop t=
he debris, of course, but too small and it would restrict/block the gravity=
flow of the oil.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit"><br>=
</div><div style=3D"font-family:inherit">Thank you very much!</div></div><d=
iv><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">Best,<div>doug</div></div></div></div>
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