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Author:  Owen S. Paulsen [ Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:02 am ]
Post subject:  RS-3 and the RSX- MRS which is same power
The is locomotive ALCo RSX-4 Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo,CA...
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.Stan Paulsen
o.paulsen@sbcglobal.net
310-832-4662 home

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Author:  PCook [ Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: RS-3 and the RSX- MRS which is same power
If none of the filter tanks or elements have manufacturers information visible, you might try sending photos to the filter manufacturers and see if any of them can identify their product and recommend replacement parts:

Parker Hannefin Corporation
Commercial Filters Division
1515 W. South Street
P.O. Box 1300
Lebanon, IN 46052

Wm. W. Nugent & Co.
3440 Cleveland Street
Skokie, IL 60076

Cuno Filters
400 Research Parkway
Meriden, CT 06450

And a supplier of strainers and filters in the oil industry:

Allesco Corporation
14375 Sommermeyer
Houston, TX 77041

The last one is suggested because older diesel rigs in the oil drilling business had many accessory components similar to locomotive practice.

PC
Author:  HorizonR [ Sat Aug 01, 2015 10:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RS-3 and the RSX- MRS which is same power
The top single element housing:
Filter can be found at Napa. It is generic and off-the-shelf.
Gasket: DUROX (part of Wabtec) Talk to Sales, ask for Henry or Jim. Have dimensional information ready. If my memory is correct, its a paper ring gasket, be sure to grease each side so you don't destroy next time the filter needs changed.

Lube Oil Housing:
I cannot remember if they are C24 or C42D. Either way, contact Clark Filter or PowerRail to verify.

O ring: Durox, verify PN or Diameter to match. Always go with DUROX HI-TEMP, highly recommended. It will be reusable for a fair amount of time and will not deform with the heat nearly as fast as "standard temp".


DUROX: http://www.sctco.com/durox.html
Author:  Rick Rowlands [ Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: RS-3 and the RSX- MRS which is same power
When I bought new filters for the Alco S2 I measured them and tried to find something the same size on the Clark Filters website. http://www.clarkfilter.com/_upPdfs/RR-Applications.pdf I then took the Clark number that I found and cross referenced it http://www.clarkfilter.com/_upPdfs/ClarkFilterRRCrossRef.pdf and took the Wix/Napa part number to my locally owned auto parts store and ordered new filters.

BTW, when you do buy the new filters, write the filter part number somewhere near the filter unit so that at some time in the future when filters are changed out there is no question as to what needs to be ordered.
Author:  AlcoC420 [ Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RS-3 and the RSX- MRS which is same power
The fuel filter with the spring on it is;

Clark FA-1
Wix 33701
Napa 3701

The MRS originally had a sock type oil filter.
These are still listed as;

Clark S-2
Napa 1276

For a replacement filter ( Not the old sock type ) use a Clark C-12 or Napa 1265.
These do not have a spring on the bottom and are the same length as the sock type filter. A good Napa dealer should be able to tell you if the sock number will cross over to this or something else.

You can also use a Clark C-24. It is the same size as the C-12, but is listed as a long life filter.

I have two numbers of Clark filters in my Alco stock.
C-18 which have the spring on them and go in my C420.
C-24 which do not have a spring on were for an RS11 I had.

The RS3 used a filter tank like the RS11.
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