Re: Oil Rectifier

Posted by JWL On 2014/11/7 13:48:20

I am pleading a bit of ignorance here, but how does an oil rectifier differ from an oil filter?

I know the the Indian Detours Line, a company started by the Santa Fe Railroad to take tourists to sites in the southwest, initially used Packards as their tour vehicles. I believe they were 1926 8-cylinder models. They stopped using them because the engines were not lasting in the dusty conditions of the area. These Packards were fitted with oil rectifiers. They went to Cadillacs in 1929 and had much better service because of the Purolator oil filters fitted to those cars.

For those interested in the Detours line there is an article in a recent edition of the CCCA's monthly Bulletin.

Still curious as to how a rectifier works in comparison to a filter. Thanks

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