I would agree that the spin on adaptor solves the problem of drain down, but
the oil pressure still needs to come up immediately also. MG's have a worse
problem with an inverted oil filter and must have the spin on with a check
valve.
Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Major" <ejmajor250@comcast.net>
To: <N197TR4@cs.com>; <RKramer@rdoequipment.com>; <WEmery7451@aol.com>;
<vinttr4@geneseo.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [FOT] blow-ups
> > The only engine failure I have had in 16 years came after the
installation
> > of
> > the alloy filter adapter. > Joe (A)
> >
> I always heard that on the six cylinder engines, because the filter sits
> sideways on the block, they tend to drain when the engine is off, and the
> first critical moments of start up the oil is "filling" the filter back up
> and not going to the bearings. I assumed that the spin on adapter solved
> this problem by angling the filter down. True or false?
>
> Ed Major
> '58 TR3A, '68 TR250
>
>
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