Sam: As you said, the problem isn't the filter, it is the adapter. There are
two generations of the adapter. The first has a fixed center and seal. These
were used for years and leaked on enough engines to drive a redesign. The
problem with the fixed center was that the casting tolerences on the area
where the filter mounts allowed the center with it's seal to contact and seal
in the center, before the outer lip sealed on the larger outer seal. An
adapter would work on one motor, and fail to seal on a motor next to it. The
redesign makes the center section and seal spring loaded. It presses inward
until the outer lip makes a seal. You can still buy an older one if you buy a
used one on line. The new style has been out a few years and most inventories
from the big suppliers should have only new ones if they rotate stock. A block
that has the sealing problem,could be "fixed" during a rebuild if you machine
some material from the center sealing
area. I don't know how much should be removed...what the difference should be
between the two surfaces. In any case, it would be less expensive to just
purchase the new style adapter.
-Ed Barnard-
--- On Fri, 2/18/11, TRDOCTOR@aol.com <TRDOCTOR@aol.com> wrote:
From: TRDOCTOR@aol.com <TRDOCTOR@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Oil Filter Adapter
To: budscars@comcast.net, tr6@atlasok.com
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net, thomaschronister@cox.net, akgraves@cox.net,
fot@autox.team.net, triumphlist@autox.team.net
Date: Friday, February 18, 2011, 11:22 PM
The problem wasn't with the filter (once I got one that would fit in the
allotted space) it seemed to with the adapter itself. Oh, well. . .
Sam
In a message dated 2/18/2011 9:35:20 P.M. Central Standard Time,
budscars@comcast.net writes:
You need to be sure to screw the threaded post in far enough so that the
filter rubber is flush/tight to the adapter so that the oil filter can
tighten snuggly to the rubber ring..RB
----- Original Message -----
From: <TRDOCTOR@aol.com>
To: <tr6@atlasok.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>; <thomaschronister@cox.net>; <akgraves@cox.net>;
<6pack@autox.team.net>; <triumphlist@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 6:53 PM
Subject: [Fot] Oil Filter Adapter
>I finally gave up on the oil filter adapter on the GT6 and put the
canister
> back on. It wasn't fun taking the adapter off or putting the canister
> back on but it is done and the canister doesn't leak, at least right
now.
> We'll see what happens.
> This is what happened with the TR6 when I first put on an adapter.
Tried
> one a few years later from a different vendor and manufacturer. No
> problems with it now. I bought the new adapter from a major supplier
(the
> one for
> the GT) but it just would not quit leaking.
>
> Sam
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