Dave,
Have him remove the adapter and screw it into the filter and then screw the
filter and adapter into the block. I bet it will work that way!
Joe
David Massey wrote:
>
> Spitfire guru's
>
> A friend of mine has a 78 Spitfire 1500 with the spin on oil filter. A
> bizarre thing happened, the oil filter popped off. It was found laying in
> the engine bay off to the side. It looked normal and the threaded pipe
> unto which it screws looked normal. When I tried to reinstall it it
> appeared that the filter gasket contacts the seating surface before the
> thread is engaged. As if the threaded pipe is too short. The last ones to
> change the oil (a service station) must have had it on by one thread at
> best. Typically these filters require 5 or 6 turns before the gasket
> contacts the seating surface.
>
> Has anyone words of wisdom about this. Is there a particular filter that
> is necessary for this application that has a more convex shape to it?
>
> Help me. Help me.
>
> Dave Massey
|