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[TR] Oil Filter Adapter - Pot. Problem?

Subject: [TR] Oil Filter Adapter - Pot. Problem?
From: terryrs at comcast.net (terryrs at comcast.net)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:18:07 +0000 (UTC)
>I had a similar problem with mine. I made my own adapter and found that the 
>first time I tried to remove the filter the entire adapter spun because the 
>spin-on filter gasket stuck to the adapter the same as it does on a "normal" 
car. When the adapter spun, so did the adapter bolt. 

Just curious and so a general question.  I'd always believed that when 
installing a fresh filter cartridge, one used some of the old oil to lubricate 
the rubber o-ring sealer, then tightening just one full turn, maybe turn and a 
half.  Might not doing this account for the behavior we've seen posted?  Dunno, 
just asking....

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire

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