Re: Jerry's aunt's Jeep leakage - 2nd message

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Jerry,
   IIRC the housing is one piece. I've never seen a two piece one.
 If it is cracked you can get a replacement from any 4.0L
  At some point in the 90's they changed the filter threads from metric back to standard.
 With the standard threaded adapter you can use a larger filter if you wish.
 Make sure you get all the stuff from what ever engine you pull it from if you get a used setup. 
Mark Price
mpriceATwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car!
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:59:25 -0700 (PDT)

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>> Jerry--
>> That oil filter adapter is notorious for leakage,...
>> What you'd need to do is just take it off the engine
>> (one bolt!) and put a new gasket behind it (provided
>> there isn't an actual crack in the casting). > Jeff
>Reeves
>
>
> Well, it sounds like you're referring to a leak near
>the BLOCK...what I'm talking about is near the ELBOW
>of the housing, where it bends upwards. There's a
>straight line that runs the circumference, could be a
>casting line, but I thought it was a two-part housing,
>and maybe there was a gasket THERE. If not, then maybe
>there IS a crack in it, but the line is so straight,
>it looks like a separation of two pieces. Is it all
>one piece housing, cast in an almost-90 degree bend
>unwards ? If so, then it must be cracked, but the darn
>crack is arrow straight around the housing that I can
>see! 
>
>- Jerry - 
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