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Re: Leaky Spin-On Oil Filter

To: "David Massey" <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: Leaky Spin-On Oil Filter
From: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:14:58 -0500
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <200101090903_MC2-C0F2-3AF2@compuserve.com>
Guess that beats the wood plug I found pounded into an oil pan once.....lol
Course I always had a corkscrew handy at oil change time.

Scott
64 Herald 1200 Convertible paperweight


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Massey" <105671.471@compuserve.com>
To: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Cc: "Triumph Mailing List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>; "Dave Moag"
<moag@ix.netcom.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: Leaky Spin-On Oil Filter


>
> Message text written by "Phil Ethier"
> >No, that's the Lotus.  It's empty.  Bad drain-plug, I think.  I will get
> to
> that Real Soon Now.  Don't blame Britain.  It's a French engine...
> <
>
> My TR8 had a bad drain plug, too.  Actually it was the copper washer.
> Can't blame Britian for that one, either.  Just the over-zealous DPO with
a
> BIG wrench. (There was evidence that the welded on bushing, into which the
> plug screws, was broken off and brazed back on) (Not the first time I've
> seen this)
>
> Dave

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