Moss carries an adaptor to the screw-on oil filter. It is not, I believe,
identical to the later factory type, but was designed as a replacement
for earlier cars. I was just looking at it, and I think it cost something
like $35, but I can't seem to find my catalog at this moment.
Andrew B. Lundgren had this to say:
>I would like to know this one as well. Is there an adaptor for the screw
>on types that are used on later cars that I can replace my system with?
>(I have a '70)
>
>On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Craig D. Niederst wrote:
>
>> My '71 B has the "upright" canister type oil filter that was used on
>> '68-early '70 B's (car has non-original block, but original head, etc).
>> Everything I've read on this filter setup has been negative because it makes
>> the oil take longer to get to the engine on start-up. So the consensus is to
>> switch to the later renewable type cartridge (or the inverted canister type
>> used on the early cars). So my question is, can I just use an oil filter
>> housing from a later car and swap it onto mine, or is there some type of
>> adapter needed? TIA.
>>
>> Craig
>> '71 B
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If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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