It looks as though the filter mystery is solved now as well. Thanks to
all that responded. My filter (that I got with the car, probably 9
years old "Crossland"),
has a female hole. That means there must be a male adapter on the block
that is probably the equivalent of the 5/8" adapter VB sells. Thus, I
just need the filter.
I think.
Mike
79 Spit
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>From: npenney[SMTP:npenney@erols.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 1997 3:52 PM
>To: Ginter, G M (Michael)
>Cc: Triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Spitfire tmp sending unit / oil filter
>
>>I bought my Spitfire from the original owner last July, after it had sat
>>in a garage for 8 years.
>
>You did better then I. I bought mine from the original owner after it had
>sat for eight years in the
>grass at the end of his driveway.
>
>>Since then I have spent a lot of time and money trying to
>>get it road-worthy for the spring.
>
>Egads! That's exactly what I'm doing. <g>
>
>My temerature gauge doesn't work at all. Does anyone know a good way to
>determine if a Spit temp sending unit is bad? Gauge?
>
>Yes, use a multi-meter and check resistance. I don't remember the numbers,
>but what you are after is a
>change in resistance relating to a change in temperature. Easiest measured
>with a pot of boiling
>water. Take sending unit, place on table, measure resistance. Place sending
>unit in pot, bring water
>to a boil, fish out and measure resistance again. It should be different
>now. If not, the unit is
>bad.
>
>You can check almost all electrical gauges with a dry cell battery. The 1.5
>volts won't fry the gauge,
>but will cause it to move. If it won't move, it's broke. Try connecting the
>battery both ways first
>though.
>
>My local VERY freindly (15% discount becuase I used to work with the
>owner years ago) import parts house cannot provide me with an oil
>filter that fits the 1500 motor.
>
>Lee LF-17 fits, with the adapter. You need the adapter. Unless you like
>spending lots of money to
>have expensive filters shipped to you from places like Victoria British.
>
>Another alternative, though not cheap either is to find a Wix or Baldwin
>filter distributor. Both
>companies carry every filter ever made for any and all applications. If they
>do not, they will custom
>manufacture them for you, without charging you a manufacturing fee. For
>automotive filters they
>normally run about $10-20 bucks apeace. However, they are excellent filters.
>
>I have used this guarantee of theirs twice btw. They now make a special
>filter for certain Joy/Sulivan
>compressers with a special type of non-blowing seal. And, they carry a funky
>filter for unknown
>manufacturers of strange external oil filter type oil pumps that one vw
>beetle customer had (me).
>
>But I think I would just by the adapter and be done with it.
>
Barry Schwartz wrote:
>If your car came with the factory adaptor (a threaded stud with hole through
>it) that the factory supplied for spin-on filters then there are several
>filters that will fit, just look for one with a drain back valve and use as
>long a filter as you can for maximum filtration. I don't have specific
>brands or numbers (maybe someone on the list does) but It really dosen't
>have to be Spitfire specific. If for some reason when a filter was removed
>from your car and the adaptor came out with it then you will have to replace
>the adaptor. You can use any commercially available adaptor that fits the
>threaded hole in the block (as for oil cooler adaptors) Some Spitfires came
>from the factory without a threaded adaptor and you used a filter with a
>male thread instead of a female threaded hole - maybe that's where the
>confusion lies -
>
>Barry Schwartz
>Bschwartz@encad.com (San Diego)
>72-V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
>70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
>70 Spitfire (project on hold for now)
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