Bob,
The "big" chunks I speak of are the same ones you have in your oil. Perhaps
I should have used the term suspended microscopic particles.
Any opinion on filter orientation?
The adapter is dead on exactly the same, no machining required.
I use K&N filters only.
Tracy
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From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 6:33 AM
To: Tracy Drummond
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Oil filter vertical / horizontal ??
Tracy,
If you've got "big chunks" in the oil filter the filter location is the
least of your problems ;)
I doubt the angle adapter would mate up to a spin-on filter without some
machining (you'd
also need to install the threaded sleeve that holds the spin-on filter).
Use a good filter with an anti-drainback "valve." The Wix filters I use
can hold oil in the filter
for months; they wouldn't let much if any solids back into the engine.
bs
Tracy Drummond wrote:
>I have a spin-on oil filter adapter. The entire Telcamet assembly has been
>removed and the filter is on oriented horizontally.
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>Shall I add the angle adapter back into the mix so the filter sits
>vertically (gravity to collect the big chunks in theory).
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>I have seen other filters laying horizontally, is this a problem with
>keeping the particles in the filter or must this be upright?
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>I suppose if I add back the angle adapter I could make it look like a
>telcamet by painting the group of parts engine green.
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'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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