Max:
The Moss oil filter adapter, I believe you are thinking of is the
235-940. It will not easily clear the late (68-) starter motor. It is
designed to work with the earlier, shorter starters.
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 8:41 AM
> To: Andrew B. Lundgren; Craig D. Niederst
> Cc: MG List
> Subject: Re: Oil filter types
>
>
> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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