He is machining an adaptor plate to fit the oil filter mount

plate and

connect up hoses to an remote filter. I figure you could use one less

hose by

plumbing block-cooler-filter-block, and them just making a blanking

plate

for the oil filter mount milled to connect the oil ports.

Mark Wrathall

With the oil warm you can suck it out of the distick hole with a hand

pump.I

do both my cars and the RV this way. Nice and clean too- staight into the
waste container.
Ian RV6A.

Good idea Ian.
Having seen any comments to the idea of plumbing the oil filter into the
cooler return line.
Mark Wrathall

Mark,

  I plan to use Ian's approach and pump out the old oil at change time.
Standard practice for many boats with inboard engines where it would be
difficult to get to a sump drain.

  As for plumbing of the oil filter and cooler, what you've suggested is
standard practice and I think most of us are doing this. Racing Beat sells
the filter block off plate that you mention. In my case Bruce Turrentine
machined off the filter mount pad on the rear housing, machined an
interconnecting passage, and blocked off the holes which originally went to
the oil filter pad. This cleans up the block a little and eliminates the
need for the Racing Beat block off plate.

Mike Wills

That sounds real interesting Mike. Got any pictures?
That would give me a bit more room for my intercooler I think.

Paul
 
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