Subject: [Shop-talk] Mesh size for engine oil strainer

From: old dirtbeard <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:48:58 -0800

--===============7756370209524773549==

--0000000000005392f705d607f5f6

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

--0000000000005392f705d607f5f6
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail-kvgmc6g5 gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab=
 gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-ii04i59q" style=3D"margin:0px;white-sp=
ace:pre-wrap;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Historic&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;=
,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><div dir=3D"au=
to" 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"font-family:inhe=
rit">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 fr=
ames on old British bikes (e.g., mesh size of 20, 40, 60, etc.)? </div></di=
v><div class=3D"gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql=
 gmail-o9v6fnle gmail-ii04i59q" style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0px;white-space:p=
re-wrap;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Historic&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Helv=
etica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><div dir=3D"auto" s=
tyle=3D"font-family:inherit">I am looking at these options from McMaster-Ca=
rr: </div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:inherit"><a class=3D"gmail-oajrlxb2 gmail-g5ia77u1 gmail-qu0x051f=
 esr5mh6w e9989ue4 gmail-r7d6kgcz gmail-rq0escxv gmail-nhd2j8a9 gmail-nc684=
nl6 gmail-p7hjln8o gmail-kvgmc6g5 gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab gmail-hcuky=
x3x gmail-jb3vyjys gmail-rz4wbd8a gmail-qt6c0cv9 gmail-a8nywdso gmail-i1ao9=
s8h esuyzwwr gmail-f1sip0of gmail-lzcic4wl gmail-gpro0wi8 gmail-py34i1dx" h=
ref=3D"https://www.mcmaster.com/filter-screens/low-pressure-bronze-y-strain=
ers-8/?fbclid=3DIwAR3zzH6D3awtNoVHjkpnQ2vcwzMnH_M7fIyf4jpnLguZLAw9Kfy1FBZzf=
Lw" rel=3D"nofollow noopener" role=3D"link" tabindex=3D"0" target=3D"_blank=
" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none;outline:none;list-style:none;border-wi=
dth:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;padding:0px;margin:0px;ba=
ckground-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;display:inline;box-sizing:bor=
der-box;font-family:inherit">https://www.mcmaster.com/.../low-pressure-bron=
ze-y.../...</a></span></div></div><div class=3D"gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvh=
ab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-o9v6fnle gmail-ii04i59q" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0.5em 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Historic=
&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);fon=
t-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 deb=
ris that may come out of the frame until the paper filter has had a chance =
to entirely clean the reservoir. </div></div><div class=3D"gmail-cxmmr5t8 g=
mail-oygrvhab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-o9v6fnle gmail-ii04i59q" =
style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:&quot;Segoe =
UI Historic&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb=
(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">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.</div><div dir=3D"a=
uto" style=3D"font-family:inherit"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:inhe=
rit">Thank you very much!</div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"l=
tr">Best,<div>doug</div></div></div></div>

--0000000000005392f705d607f5f6--

--===============7756370209524773549==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________

[email-masked]
Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net/archive

--===============7756370209524773549==--