Glad you cleared up the information on the holes that you puncture in the
filter, in the archive it was not that clear where to do it.
Here is a potentially useless question, but for those who have opinions on
cosmetic alterations here goes...
I have purchased a aluminum (non-crossflow) head to replace the cracked
original one and have been thinking about polishing it out(the exterior).
Does anyone have an idea how difficult this might be? I was thinking of
buying a dremel (or aircompressor attachment, ideas?) and some aluminum
polishing attachments (if there such a thing) and having a go. Are there
advantages to polished vs cast aluminum on the exterior, ease of
maintenance? I also have been contemplating spraying the block high
temperature aluminum silver (acrylic enamel found at local hardware store
manufactured by DAP). I did the oil pan as a test, looks good. Does anyone
have pictures of a silver block, or would I be the only wanker on the list?
Pictures of other colors? Just thought I would put some light hearted
questions out there for those who have spring fever like I. I will leave
the political question alone.
Dereck
Card carrying member of the right wing conspiracy.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
To: "Dereck C" <derex39@hotmail.com>
CC: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Oil filter
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 12:19:25 -0500
Dereck,
At 02:34 PM 6/9/2000 GMT, Dereck C wrote:
>Barney,
>.... I have a 70B .... My block has an inverted filter assembly. Do you
still recommend the NAPA Gold 1068 ....
I do recommend the NAPA filters. They are made by WIX to NAPA special
order standards (means "Put our name on the thing"). Top quality filters
though, good sturdy check valve. I've never had any problem with the NAPA
filters, must have used at least 60 of them by now for all the mileage I
do. And when I was using the inverted filter I never had any problen with
drain back or quick up oil pressure.
A few other notes about the inverted filter mount. For one, this allows
you to remove the engine from the car without removing the filter. The
hanging filter will not clear the engine mount pedestal, while the inverted
on is up above it. Also the hanging filter gets in the way of removing the
starter motor, while the inverted one doesn't. This may not matter much to
some folks, but as much as I am rummaging around the engine on a regular
basis, I like easy maintainance.
One other thing I like about the inverted filter, it slops less oil during
a filter change than the hanging filter. Yes, that did come out right.
The hanging filter is mounted at a angle, and when you unscrew it oil runs
out of the top of the filter and out of the engine block and runs down the
side of the filter. Rotating the filter to unscrew it causes the dribbling
oil to be evenly distributed over the entire outside of the filter and on
the bottom end, and all over your hands in the process, and usually ends up
dribbling on the side of the engine block and parts of the frame. YUK!
With the inverted oil filter I use a small screwdriver and a hammer to
punch two holes in the top end of the filter, one in the center (inside of
the filter element) and one near the outer edge (outside of the filter
element). Letting air into the filter canister in this manner allows most
of the oil to drain out of the filter back into the engine block while I am
draining the sump. I then remove the filter last, after the sump has been
drained and the drain plug reinstalled, and there is surprizingly little
oil left in the filter and not much spillage. Just as a side note, I also
like to use a permanent ink marker to write the date and mileage on the top
end of the filter for easy reference.
>BTW, I put together one of your handy dandy engine carriers .... Great
gadget!
One more mark on the tote board. Glad to hear the design is getting some
use.
>On another note if you have any suggestion on checking out a o/d
transmission that I bought last year (no idea of internal condition) I
would appreciate it. ....
Hey, I drive an MGA. I'm not supposed to know anything about overdrive. I
could lay out lots of pointers about general mechanical work on gearboxes,
and in fact I do here:
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg/mgtech/gearbox/gt1.htm
but others on this list will be more experienced with the overdrive unit.
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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