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Alan,
How did you determine the filter was bypassing the oil?
Bob
On 11/8/2022 3:23 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:
> Hi Steve -
>
> I had one of those as well but I discovered it was improperly designed
> and the oil completely bypassed the filter in operation. Not sure if
> itâ??s because it was designed for a puralator and I had a teclemite or
> vice versatile, who knows.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 11:36 PM, BJ8Healeys via Healeys
> <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> I got one of Mossâ??s first â??spin onâ?? adapters in the late â??80s
> because of the mess caused by the original canister, and the need
> to special-order the replacement cartridges. This adapter holds
> the spin-on filter parallel to the centerline of the car, with the
> aft end of the filter lower than the front. Changing oil is easy
> and causes no mess. I donâ??t know if this type of adapter is still
> available, but the one I have is the only one Iâ??ve ever seen. All
> the others hold the filter perpendicular and level to the block
> and seem to be sized for a smaller filter than what I use.
> I have several Wix 51085 filters, and all except one (China) are
> marked â??Made in USAâ??. I remember back in the â??60s that I used to
> pass the Wix plant in Gastonia, NC about once a week.
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NCÂ USA
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf
> Of *Michael Oritt via Healeys
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 8, 2022 7:26 AM
> *To:* Alan Seigrist
> *Cc:* Healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter
>
> I use K&N 2009's which fasten to the engine laterally and wish I
> could find a spin-on adaptor that has the filter facing (open-end)
> up simply because it is much easier to avoid a mess.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 10:32 PM Alan Seigrist
> <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> yes generally if the filter is pointed down, the bigger the
> better... usually the wider it is is more preferable to the
> longer it is.
>
>
> But for filter conversions on our healeys, they normally sit
> sideways so you gotta get it with the oil bypass valve
>
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 9:52 AM Simon Lachlan via Healeys
> <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> As a corollary to this topic, a questionâ?¦..
>
> If one has two filters identical in all respects except
> size, would the bigger of the two be better? ie, does size
> matter?
>
> I only ask because I have latterly been using large
> filters, Mann W1130/1. Made in Germany.:-
>
> MANN-FILTER Online Catalog Europe - Product Details Oil
> Filter W 1130/1
>
> <https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/eng/catalog/MANN-FILTER%20Katalog%20Europa/Oil%20Filter/W%201130~1>
>
> Impossible with the original Lucas starter.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Jean Caron
> *Sent:* 07 November 2022 20:10
> *To:* fsufan1952@yahoo.com; Warren Dietz
> <flyhihealey@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter
>
> Don,
>
> It makes absolutely no difference where the filter is made
> unless the manufacturer specifies different material in
> its manufacturing process. Absolutely every step of the
> fabrication is automated and made by robots except the
> step of lining up the bottom part of the filter and I
> doubt an American can drop it in place any better than a
> Chinese. See a video on YouTube how Fram filters are made.
>
> Given the relatively low price of an oil filter, I would
> still change the filter every oil change.
>
> Jean
>
>
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Alan,<br>
<br>
How did you determine the filter was bypassing the oil?<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/8/2022 3:23 PM, Alan Seigrist via
Healeys wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Hi Steve -</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">I had one of those as well but I discovered it was
improperly designed and the oil completely bypassed the filter
in operation. Not sure if itâ??s because it was designed for a
puralator and I had a teclemite or vice versatile, who knows.</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">Best,</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">Alan</div>
<div><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 11:36
PM, BJ8Healeys via Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US">
<div class="m_245926526388902215Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I
got one of Mossâ??s first â??spin onâ?? adapters in the
late â??80s because
of the mess caused by the original canister, and the
need to special-order the
replacement cartridges. This adapter holds the
spin-on filter parallel to the
centerline of the car, with the aft end of the
filter lower than the front.Â
Changing oil is easy and causes no mess. I donâ??t
know if this type of adapter
is still available, but the one I have is the only
one Iâ??ve ever seen. All the
others hold the filter perpendicular and level to
the block and seem to be
sized for a smaller filter than what I use.<br>
I have several Wix 51085 filters, and all except one
(China) are marked â??Made
in USAâ??. I remember back in the â??60s that I used to
pass the Wix plant in
Gastonia, NC about once a week. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a
name="m_245926526388902215__MailEndCompose"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Â </span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Steve
Byers</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">HBJ8L/36666</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">BJ8
Registry</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">AHCA
Delegate at Large</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Havelock,
NCÂ USA</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US">
<div class="m_245926526388902215Section1">
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Healeys
[mailto:<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Oritt via
Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 8, 2022 7:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alan Seigrist<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil
filter</span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333ff">I
use K&NÂ 2009's which
fasten to the engine laterally and wish I could
find a spin-on adaptor
that has the filter facing (open-end) up simply
because it is much easier to
avoid a mess.  </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#3333ff">Â </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael
Oritt</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 10:32 PM
Alan Seigrist <<a
href="mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healey.nut@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid
#cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">yes generally if the filter
is pointed down, the bigger the
better... usually the wider it is is more
preferable to the longer it is.</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
But for filter conversions on our healeys,
they normally sit sideways so you
gotta get it with the oil bypass valve</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 9:52
AM Simon Lachlan via Healeys
<<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid
#cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">As
a corollary to this topic, a
questionâ?¦..</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">If
one has two filters identical in all
respects except size, would
the bigger of the two be better? ie,
does size matter?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I
only ask because I have latterly been
using large filters, Mann
W1130/1. Made in Germany.:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a
href="https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/eng/catalog/MANN-FILTER%20Katalog%20Europa/Oil%20Filter/W%201130~1";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">MANN-FILTER
Online Catalog Europe - Product
Details Oil Filter
W 1130/1</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Impossible
with the original Lucas starter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Any
ideas?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-GB">Thanks,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-GB">Simon</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-GB">Â </span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid
#e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in
0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b>
Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jean Caron<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 07 November 2022 20:10<br>
<b>To:</b> <a
href="mailto:fsufan1952@yahoo.com";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">fsufan1952@yahoo.com</a>;
Warren Dietz <<a
href="mailto:flyhihealey@gmail.com";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">flyhihealey@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Wix
51516XP oil filter<span
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-GB">Â </span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-GB">Don,</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It
makes absolutely no difference where
the filter is made unless
the manufacturer specifies different
material in its manufacturing
process.
Absolutely every step of the
fabrication is automated and made by
robots except
the step of lining up the bottom
part of the filter and I doubt an
American can drop it in place any
better than a Chinese. See a video
on YouTube
how Fram filters are made. </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Given
the relatively low price of an oil
filter, I would still
change the filter every oil
change.</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="background:white"><span
style="color:#212121"
lang="EN-GB">Â </span><span
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="background:white"><span
style="color:#212121"
lang="EN-GB">Jean</span><span
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-GB">Â </span></p>
</div>
<br>
</div>
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