Thanks, Dick! Just when I thought I had the facts, I learn it ain't
necessarily so!
Sally or Dick Taylor wrote:
> Rick---The dealership that sold me my car new asked for my permission
> to cut a (1-1/4 inch) hole in the inner fender. They claimed it would
> assist them and anyone else who wanted to have access to the filter
> bolt. After seeing the results, I can't imagine trying to get to this
> bolt any other way!
>
> So, while it may have been an engineer who recommended this alteration,
> it seems to have been carried out by dealerships
>
> Responding to "oil drain-back" from the original style canister, I wish
> I could remember the exact amount, having done this test some years ago.
> I do recall that it wasn't as much as I thought it would be. It's a
> given that half the canister is below the block cavity, so no drain-back
> can occur, and the filter element holding much of the upper half in
> suspension when the engine is not running.
>
> And as mjb pointed out, NO drain-back should occur when the whole unit
> is below the oil exit level. (With the spin-on filters)
>
> Dick
> '73
>
> Rick wrote:
>
> Stuart, my '75 has a similar hole in the left fender well and, upon
> discovering its utility for reaching the stock oil filter, I decided the
> PO had to have placed it there. I was informed by those far more
> knowledgeable than I that the well placed hole is standard equipment and
> designed by an engineer that was on the payroll. In my case, with the
> car up on jack, I can easily reach the canister to hold it in position
> for securing from underneath the frame with my right hand while spinning
> the ratchet with my left. And to think, we often find amusement in the
> creations of engineers.
> Rick Norris
> ______________________________________
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