Bingo! There is an inner groove that I didn't even realize was there. And it
had a rock hard 50 year old ring in it. The felt filters I've been using come
with a thick ring and a thin ring. All these years I've been using the thick
ring which just fits inside the rim with no wall to support the inside edge.
I guess the thick ring was just sitting on top of the groove and the old
ring. I managed to dig the old ring out. It measured 3/32 inch thick, which
is still a little thicker than the thin ring replacement. So the thin ring
doesn't quite fill the groove, but it seems to be working OK and for the
first time ever there is no oil drip from the bottom of the canister. Thanks
for the good advice guys!
In a message dated 8/23/00 7:50:56 PM !!!First Boot!!!, mgbob@juno.com writes:
> A second ring already in place, jammed in there and almost rock-hard,
> can be hard to detect but can also cause this leak.
> Bob
>
>
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:03:37 EDT BobMGT@aol.com writes:
> > I changed the oil in my TD today and put in a new felt oil filter. I
> > started
> > up the engine, watching the oil gauge. There was the usual
> > 'new-filter-oil-pressure-delay' of several seconds. There was also a
> > whoosh
> > noise I never heard before. I ran the engine for about a minute,
> > then I got
> > out and found a gigantic oil puddle under the car. The massive leak
> > was
> > coming from the oil filter canister. The oil level at this point was
> > too low
> > to register on the dip stick, but I know I hadn't lost pressure as I
> > was
> > watching the gauge the whole time the engine was running. I replaced
> > the new
> > sealing ring with another new one and no more leak. I can't figure
> > out why
> > the canister didn't seal the first time. I've changed the filter
> > about a
> > hundred times and never had this happen before. Is there some
> > technique to
> > this that I've never heard about?
> >
> > Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> > EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> > 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> > 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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