I'm not contadicting ANYTHING anyone else has said. I'm just saying mine blew off without splitting - and I'm not saying THAT was Fram's fault. (it WAS cold, and the oil WAS thick). I'm also stating that was NOT the reason it was virtually the last Fram filter I've used. That experience is NOT why I choose not to buy Fram filters today.
You do not understand how the filter valve works There is no valve in any oil filter that opperates as you state - and the engine that clattered on startup was NOT the 225 69 Dart - it was a 3.0 1998 New Yorker. A '69 225 does not have hydraulic lifters.
Your diagnosis is worse than faulty. You can't read either.