I just had a valve job on my motor 216 (all orginal). In doing the valve
job, I think that the copper pipes for the Oil Filter got twisted and
started leaking. I have tightened them down and it seems to have stoped the
leaks. Well this got me to thinking that I should change the filter. My
filter has a black lid and is orange in color. It is attached to the
mainfoild with two long U bolts. It has a bolt on the top - a good place to
start. I took this off but could not lift the lid off. With so help I was
able to pry it off. However it was attached with a spring. I turned the
lid and was able to remove the lid. Next was a small handle on what I am
guessing is the filter. After removing about 1/8 inch of dirt and grime I
found this to be a metal lid. I have tried to pull this up with the handel
but I can not. It will spin in a fill circle - but not rise or fall at all.
The only thing that seems to hold it in place by what the spring on the
lid screws into.
HELP - how do I remove this filter and how do I get a new one. Or is it
like the air bath filter and it just needs to be cleaned.
Also, if I repaint the lid should it be flat black or glossy black?
I anyone getting 2 of every message for the past 3 days? It could be just
me in trying to get set up to post messages from a real ISP account and not
Hotmail....
Thanks,
Jim House
46 chevy 3104
Hollis, NH
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