Gregory,
Check your engine number located near the rear of the engine block on
the driver's side. If the number is somewhere around FM 128926, then it
is probably an '80 1500 motor. I owned the 10th '80 Spit built and its
number was FM 128936 UCE. (I would be interested in knowing if your
engine code ends in UCE or just UE as well as the last 4 digits of your
VIN. UCE was originally used to note California spec motors but every
'80 Spit I've seen has had the UCE code.)
Now, as to the filter. The above car also came with a Crosslands
filter, I forget the part number, but I switched to AC/Delco filters and
have used PF53's. I purchased a spin-on adapter from The Roadster
Factory that worked with the PF53's. Their 1993 3rd Edition catalogue,
Second Printing, printed July of 1993, illustrates the adapters on page
6 (earlier editions do not list this part). I believe its part #
SLP197. The other one listed is SLP178, I believe that the latter one
is for the larger size filters that have a larger diameter threaded
fitting than what is threaded in the block.
I like using the PF53's since I have had other vehicles, GEO Trackers,
that use this filter. I generally pay a lot less for them than the
Unipart ones. The only drawback is that the adapter is a bit small in
length so you can't tighten it into the block real far since you need to
save some length to hold the filter on the other side. With a bit of
practice though the filter snugs up pretty good.
I hope this helps. If your engine is an early one, I can't help much.
I have only owned '80s.
Ron Fowler
Inca Yellow '80 #1999
and now three wedge cars!
Gregory W. Smith wrote:
> 1980 TR7 Spider v8 (in progress)
Cool!!!
Gregory W. Smith wrote:
> I have a 1980 Spitfire 1500, with what may be a transplanted engine. The DPO
> says it was rebuilt before he bought it, apparently it was sprayed liberally
> with black spray paint. As yet, I've seen no other evidence of rebuild, and
> the engine smokes slightly.
>
> 1980 emissions equipment, ignition equipment, etc. appear to be correct.
> However, the car has a "Crosslands 595" oil filter (which I was forced to
> remove with the screwdriver trick), held to the block with a hollow threaded
> rod with a hex cast into the center. The rod screws into threads cast into
> the block! To me, this has the earmarks of a "spin on" conversion kit for an
> early engine. The 1980 "by the book" AC Delco filter (and others I looked
> up) have significantly larger threads than the rod, and I have as yet been
> unable to locate a filter that will fit the threads. I'm hoping to find some
> sort of adapter that will fit the block's threads on one end, and the
> "proper" oil filter's threads on the other sometime during tomorrow's
> travels.
>
> As a side note, the car has 41,000 miles on the odometer (same as when the
> PO bought it), and.. surprise! no speedo cable. Just fixed this, but can't
> run the car without an oil filter!
>
> What is a proper filter for the car?
> What is the deal with the Crosslands 595 filter?
> Is there a US source for the Crosslands filter?
> Do I have a 1500 motor? Maybe an older one?
>
> Gregory W. Smith http://www.cvn.net/~gsmith
> Member, Central Pennsylvania Triumph Club
> 1980 Spitfire 1500 "for the wife" :)
> 1980 TR7 Spider v8 (in progress)
> 1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition (deceased)
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