Gregory W. Smith wrote:
> However, the car has a "Crosslands 595" oil filter (which I was forced to
> remove with the screwdriver trick), held to the block with a hollow threaded
> rod with a hex cast into the center. The rod screws into threads cast into
> the block! To me, this has the earmarks of a "spin on" conversion kit for an
> early engine. The 1980 "by the book" AC Delco filter (and others I looked
> up) have significantly larger threads than the rod, and I have as yet been
> unable to locate a filter that will fit the threads. I'm hoping to find some
> sort of adapter that will fit the block's threads on one end, and the
> "proper" oil filter's threads on the other sometime during tomorrow's
> travels.
>
My car had the same filter on it when I got it. Check out the Spitfire
tips page for the number of the adaptor you need.
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Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN (just north of Chattanooga)
Spitfire FAQs and Tips
http://www.Geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1080/spitgarage.html
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