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Andy is converting to factory stock.
Andy sometimes I think the issue at the top can be the mount turning while
you try and tighten the line and filter, see if you can use some rubber to
hold it and use a shifter to torque it down a bit... Just be careful not to
damage it
On 30 Jul 2015 13:42, "Theo Smit via Tigers" <tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
> That size works out to just under 36 mm and that is a metric wrench
> size... Lisle 43390, $16 on Amazon.
>
> I abandoned using my stock lower oil adapter when the o-rings got crusty
> and it started to leak from the center... The torque required to stop the
> weeping would probably have broken the adapter so I quit while I was ahea=
d.
>
> Theo
>
>
>
> On Jul 29, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Andy Walker via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.ne=
t>
> wrote:
>
> Hey, guys:
>
>
>
> First, the good news=E2=80=A6I=E2=80=99ve got 60 lbs of pressure on the g=
auge when I spin
> up my oil pump with my electric drill. For a stock oil pump, that=E2=80=
=99s
> great!! That means that when I fire up my Tiger for the first time on
> Sunday (hopefully=E2=80=A6) that I should have oil pressure running out m=
y
> ears=E2=80=A6which leads me to the bad news. I=E2=80=99ve got a couple o=
f oil leaks in the
> stock oil filter set-up, one of which is pretty bad. The bad one is at t=
he
> connection on top of the oil filter where the big bolt is that holds the
> filter to the housing. The gasket is allowing the oil to just run out at=
a
> pretty good clip. I=E2=80=99ve got that bolt twisted down pretty tightly=
but it
> continues to leak. This is the first time that I=E2=80=99ve ever had an =
original
> oil filter set-up on a Tiger, so I=E2=80=99m unfamiliar with their odditi=
es; are
> you supposed to use some sort of gasket sealer on that gasket between the
> shoulders of the bolt and the housing? Is this a common problem with the=
se
> stock filter rigs?
>
>
>
> The other leak is at the connection point between the short hose and the
> block adapter. Hopefully, I=E2=80=99ll be able to tighten it up a bit an=
d stop the
> leak, but the leak I mentioned above is so bad that there is no way that =
I
> can start the car before fixing it. Any advice on how to properly seal
> that would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Oh, and by the way, I don=E2=80=99t have a proper-sized wrench for the oi=
l filter
> bolt in question. I mic=E2=80=99d it as best I could and it comes out to=
be
> something like a 1.410=E2=80=9D in size. All I=E2=80=99ve got that is bi=
g enough to do the
> job is an adjustable wrench, and even that is so long that I have to stan=
d
> it up and grab the shoulders of the bolt with the ends of the jaws of the
> wrench. What do you guys use on yours?
>
>
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Andy Walker
>
> Edmond, OK
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Andy is converting to factory stock.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Andy sometimes I think the issue at the top can be the mount=
turning while you try and tighten the line and filter, see if you can use =
some rubber to hold it and use a shifter to torque it down a bit... Just be=
careful not to damage it </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 Jul 2015 13:42, "Theo Smit via Tigers=
" <<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@autox.team.net</=
a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div d=
ir=3D"auto"><div>That size works out to just under 36 mm =C2=A0and that is =
a metric wrench size... Lisle 43390, $16 on Amazon.=C2=A0</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>I abandoned using my stock lower oil adapter when the o-rings got c=
rusty and it started to leak from the center... The torque required to stop=
the weeping would probably have broken the adapter so I quit while I was a=
head.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Theo<br><br><div><br></div></div><div>=
<br>On Jul 29, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Andy Walker via Tigers <<a href=3D"mail=
to:tigers@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> w=
rote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l">Hey, guys:<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">First, the good news=E2=80=A6I=E2=80=99ve got 60 =
lbs of pressure on the gauge when I spin up my oil pump with my electric dr=
ill.=C2=A0 For a stock oil pump, that=E2=80=99s great!!=C2=A0 That means th=
at when I fire up my Tiger for the first time on Sunday (hopefully=E2=80=A6=
) that I should have oil pressure running out my ears=E2=80=A6which leads m=
e to the bad news.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve got a couple of oil leaks in the stoc=
k oil filter set-up, one of which is pretty bad.=C2=A0 The bad one is at th=
e connection on top of the oil filter where the big bolt is that holds the =
filter to the housing.=C2=A0 The gasket is allowing the oil to just run out=
at a pretty good clip.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve got that bolt twisted down prett=
y tightly but it continues to leak.=C2=A0 This is the first time that I=E2=
=80=99ve ever had an original oil filter set-up on a Tiger, so I=E2=80=99m =
unfamiliar with their oddities; are you supposed to use some sort of gasket=
sealer on that gasket between the shoulders of the bolt and the housing?=
=C2=A0 Is this a common problem with these stock filter rigs?<u></u><u></u>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">T=
he other leak is at the connection point between the short hose and the blo=
ck adapter.=C2=A0 Hopefully, I=E2=80=99ll be able to tighten it up a bit an=
d stop the leak, but the leak I mentioned above is so bad that there is no =
way that I can start the car before fixing it.=C2=A0 Any advice on how to p=
roperly seal that would be greatly appreciated.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Oh, and by th=
e way, I don=E2=80=99t have a proper-sized wrench for the oil filter bolt i=
n question.=C2=A0 I mic=E2=80=99d it as best I could and it comes out to be=
something like a 1.410=E2=80=9D in size.=C2=A0 All I=E2=80=99ve got that i=
s big enough to do the job is an adjustable wrench, and even that is so lon=
g that I have to stand it up and grab the shoulders of the bolt with the en=
ds of the jaws of the wrench.=C2=A0 What do you guys use on yours?<u></u><u=
></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">Thanks much,<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Andy Walker<u></u>=
<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Edmond, OK<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><=
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