Tracy -
Use a good filter with a drain back valve... that's the most important
thing. If you really want to orient the cannister downwards, you can
buy an oil filter adapter that goes with an oil cooler kit ... I've
seen them for sale in the UK, that will allow you to put the filter
facing down.
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 3/7/06, Tracy Drummond <bighealey@charter.net> wrote:
> Bob,
>
> The "big" chunks I speak of are the same ones you have in your oil. Perhaps
> I should have used the term suspended microscopic particles.
>
> Any opinion on filter orientation?
>
> The adapter is dead on exactly the same, no machining required.
>
> I use K&N filters only.
>
> Tracy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Bob Spidell
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 6:33 AM
> To: Tracy Drummond
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Oil filter vertical / horizontal ??
>
> Tracy,
>
> If you've got "big chunks" in the oil filter the filter location is the
> least of your problems ;)
> I doubt the angle adapter would mate up to a spin-on filter without some
> machining (you'd
> also need to install the threaded sleeve that holds the spin-on filter).
>
> Use a good filter with an anti-drainback "valve." The Wix filters I use
> can hold oil in the filter
> for months; they wouldn't let much if any solids back into the engine.
>
>
> bs
>
>
> Tracy Drummond wrote:
>
> >I have a spin-on oil filter adapter. The entire Telcamet assembly has been
> >removed and the filter is on oriented horizontally.
> >
> >
> >
> >Shall I add the angle adapter back into the mix so the filter sits
> >vertically (gravity to collect the big chunks in theory).
> >
> >
> >
> >I have seen other filters laying horizontally, is this a problem with
> >keeping the particles in the filter or must this be upright?
> >
> >
> >
> >I suppose if I add back the angle adapter I could make it look like a
> >telcamet by painting the group of parts engine green.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
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> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
> '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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