Re: Oil Filter to block fittings

[Geoff Broad]

 

Good evening MGers

 

I am just finishing off an engine rebuild and about to bolt on a new spin off oil filter. The bracket/strap has two offset holes with corresponding tapped holes on a pad onn the block. So far so good.

 

I have a third tapped hole in the ppad/block just above the other two for which I can see no purpose. Is it from a block design that held a different style oil filter? Presumably it just needs a bolt to blank it off?

 

Advice appreciated

 

Regards

Geoff

 

TC6996

[Gene Gillam]

Geoff, Believe that s a TD/TF block you re dealing with. Gene GillamSaucier, MS Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 26, 2018, at 14:50, 'Geoff Broad' broadassociates@btinternet.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

   

Good evening MGers

 

I am just finishing off an engine rebuild and about to bolt on a new spin off oil filter. The bracket/strap has two offset holes with corresponding tapped holes on a pad onn the block. So far so good.

 

I have a third tapped hole in the ppad/block just above the other two for which I can see no purpose. Is it from a block design that held a different style oil filter? Presumably it just needs a bolt to blank it off?

 

Advice appreciated

 

Regards

Geoff

 

TC6996

[Bob Grunau]

Gene is right. Some TD blocks used a 3 hole bracket to hold the external oil filter. Plug the third hole.

Please make sure the oil filter adapter is TIGHT to the block to avoid vibration and oil pipe fatique.

Bob, Canada

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[b]From:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]Gene Gillam anngene@bellsouth.net [mg-tabc] [b]Sent:[/b] Thursday, April 26, 2018 5:50 PM [b]To:[/b] Geoff Broad [b]Cc:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] RE: Oil Filter to block fittings

 

 

Geoff,  

Believe that s a TD/TF block you re dealing with. Gene Gillam

Saucier, MS

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 26, 2018, at 14:50, 'Geoff Broad' broadassociates@btinternet.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 Good evening MGers

 I am just finishing off an engine rebuild and about to bolt on a new spin off oil filter. The bracket/strap has two offset holes with corresponding tapped holes on a pad onn the block. So far so good.

 I have a third tapped hole in the ppad/block just above the other two for which I can see no purpose. Is it from a block design that held a different style oil filter? Presumably it just needs a bolt to blank it off?

 

Advice appreciated

 Regards Geoff

 TC6996

[John Seim]

The two hole bracket is for the MG TB and TC.The MG TD used a three hole bracket.Stronger straps, and a larger bracket than used on the TB and TC. John SeimIrvine, CA

On Apr 26, 2018, at 2:50 PM, Gene Gillam anngene@bellsouth.net [mg-tabc] wrote: Geoff, Believe that s a TD/TF block you re dealing with. Gene GillamSaucier, MS Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2018, at 14:50, 'Geoff Broad' broadassociates@btinternet.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  

Good evening MGers

 

I am just finishing off an engine rebuild and about to bolt on a new spin off oil filter. The bracket/strap has two offset holes with corresponding tapped holes on a pad onn the block. So far so good.

 

I have a third tapped hole in the ppad/block just above the other two for which I can see no purpose. Is it from a block design that held a different style oil filter? Presumably it just needs a bolt to blank it off?

 

Advice appreciated

 

Regards

Geoff

 

TC6996