Forum: Engines
09-27-2010, 12:38 PM
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A long screwdriver did the job. I had very...
A long screwdriver did the job. I had very limited clearance, so I could only make a quarter turn. Then I had to make a new set of holes. Unltimately, I made a set of holes at 12 & 6 oclock, and...
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Forum: Engines
09-23-2010, 12:57 PM
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Ed,
I take the rubber ring out of the...
Ed,
I take the rubber ring out of the filter and dip my finger into the little puddle of oil that is still sitting in the cup of the remote oil filter base (remember the oil filiter is upside...
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Forum: Engines
09-22-2010, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 10
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It is a remote oil filter. In Mercruiser's...
It is a remote oil filter. In Mercruiser's infinite wisdom they decided to mount it upside down. Teh good news is punching a hole in the bottom is really punching a hole in the 'top'. I do that...
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Forum: Engines
09-20-2010, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 10
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It's like you read my mind. I was thinking of...
It's like you read my mind. I was thinking of doing the same. I know the thread on the filter is only a female on the very inside of the filter. I thought of doing just that, cutting it open, then...
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Forum: Engines
09-20-2010, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 10
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Oil Filter
I suspect I tightened the oil filter too tight, though I swore I only put it on hand tight without a filter wrench. So now the thing won't budge and my efforts using a filter wrench have all but...
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