oil canister what am I missing?

tetanus

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Seems I’m missing a bushing or something or I have wrong filter. It’s a motor craft fl-20. Way to much clearance. I tossed the old one now I am wondering if there was a reducer stuck on it. Oh it’s off a 46’ motor I am putting together
 

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Ironic that this post comes up now. See the discussion thread from yesterday titled "Oil Filter Canister Blues". His canister has a bushing thingy that he thought shouldn't be there, was trying to remove it.

Maybe different canisters take different filters with different diameter center holes.
 
If you Google FL-20 filter, you will see that it comes with some gaskets and washer type seals. Maybe they were not in the box when you purchased the filter. I use Fram C4 or Wix 51006 in my '46 Coupe, and on one occasion, there was no gasket when I opened the box. I guess someone else needed one.
 
If you Google FL-20 filter, you will see that it comes with some gaskets and washer type seals. Maybe they were not in the box when you purchased the filter. I use Fram C4 or Wix 51006 in my '46 Coupe, and on one occasion, there was no gasket when I opened the box. I guess someone else needed one.

Yes I have those gaskets the 3 big ones for the lid, not sure why I got 3 ?? Looks like there different thicknesses. And I did get the 2 small ones also. Something is missing have to check solvent tank maybe the “Washers” are in there.
 
The filters I use have a bail on the top to pull it out when you’re changing it…. Yours isn’t upside down is it?…..my filter canister has a crown shaped washer in the bottom that keeps the filter up off the bottom of the canister…..Mark
 
The filters normally have a grommet top and bottom that make it a reasonably tight (sliding) fit on the central column.
 
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