I had the small adapter and all store references pointed me to the Fram?
PF13. I got it, had to take the old filter off with the screwdriver method,
then found the filter was way too large-threaded. Removed the adapter, took
it and the PF13 to Hechingers (a hardware chain) and used the two pieces to
size a replacement. I found one for about $2 in the plumbing stuff. It was
brass.
I kept the old one, "just in case"
Gregory W. Smith http://www.cvn.net/~gsmith
Member, Central Pennsylvania Triumph Club
1980 Spitfire 1500 "for the wife" :)
1980 TR7 Spider v8 (in progress)
1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition (deceased)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Patrick D. Baize
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 11:04 AM
To: Joe Curry
Cc: Spitfire List
Subject: Re: Oil Filter Adapter.
I was looking for a filter for my spitfire (63) that I am currently
restoring. I used Frams computer and it gave me a part numberr of FRAM
PH16 but noted that I may need a filter adaptor.. Well I do because the
threads on the filter are larger than the adaptor on the engine..
Question . The adaptor advertised in VB , is that the one needed for today's
filters.
Pat (63 Spit)
Joe Curry wrote:
> Hey gang!
>
> If any of you remember a thread that ran sometime last year on an "Oil
> Filter Adapter" for Spitfire engines, I discovered today what that was
> all about.
>
> If any of you recall, I couldn't for the life of me figure out why the
> subject was even raised. I knew that all Spitfire engines came from the
> factory with a spin-on filter so what is up with this "adapter thread"?
>
> Here is what I discovered:
>
> I obtained a Rover UNIPART 1xGFE 150 filter and proceeded to change the
> oil. I removed the NAPA Gold 1374 filter and started to install the
> UNIPART one. To my amazement, the hole in the filter was smaller than
> the one in the NAPA one. On further examination, I realized the threads
> were the same as the part of the adapter that screwed into the block.
> On a lark, I removed the filter from the 1300 engine I plan to install
> in Tiny Tim and found that it had the same threads on both ends. So now
> Huxley has a Unipart filter and I still wonder why Triumph did that.
>
> Anybody able to lay any magic words on me to explain this?
>
> Regards,
> Joe
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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