oil filter adapter

flatheadgary · Mar 20, 2018

i have a '69 and a '71 318 la motor. the '71 came from a truck and has a straight filter attachment. the '69 has the adapter that makes the filter go back toward the rear of the car. the '71 has a sheet metal plate and no adapter. can the plate be taken off and put on the '69 motor so the filter will stick straight out? i can't use the '69 adapter because it hits my exhaust. if not, i could get a 90 degree adapter but, they are a little pricey. i have no desire to redo my exhaust.
thanks for any replies, gary

moes · Mar 20, 2018

no problem, a SB motor is a SB motor both years use the same oil system.

flatheadgary · Mar 20, 2018

moes thank you. the '71 motor is still in the car or i would have simple taken it off and tried it on the '69 motor. i am putting the '69 motor in and taking out the '71 motor. the '71 has started to make a clacking sound from the valve cover. i think it's a lifter that has collapsed or maybe a rounded off cam lobe. either way it's to much clearance at the rocker and push rod tip.

moes · Mar 20, 2018

flatheadgary said:
moes thank you. the '71 motor is still in the car or i would have simple taken it off and tried it on the '69 motor.

yep, just take it off the one motor and place it on the other motor.

PRND21 · Mar 21, 2018

I believe those adapters were used for header clearance.

MW 413 · Mar 21, 2018

PRND21 said:
I believe those adapters were used for header clearance.

90 Deg adaptor for header clearance on small blocks.

flatheadgary · Mar 21, 2018

as far as the 90 degree adapter goes, i mentioned them in the op.

Lelo 500 · Apr 6, 2018

flatheadgary said:
i have a '69 and a '71 318 la motor. the '71 came from a truck and has a straight filter attachment. the '69 has the adapter that makes the filter go back toward the rear of the car. the '71 has a sheet metal plate and no adapter. can the plate be taken off and put on the '69 motor so the filter will stick straight out? i can't use the '69 adapter because it hits my exhaust. if not, i could get a 90 degree adapter but, they are a little pricey. i have no desire to redo my exhaust.
thanks for any replies, gary

The 69 adapter is the 90 degree adapter. With new gaskets it can be clocked however you want. No matter what you decide you'll want new gaskets. Need a socket with flat edges to grab the filter adapter that holds down the plate on the 71 if you want to switch it over otherwise it can be rounded off. Good luck.

flatheadgary · Apr 6, 2018

thanks for the reply. i haven't got the motor out yet, to busy doing other stuff, but i will referr back to your reply when i do get the motor out. thanks again.

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