Ok, The 283 in my 66 has this adapter (was leaking) and I also snapped a pic of what the block looks like. There is a hole in the block picture about 1 o clock. And the plastic black piece is pretty hard, should it be rubber and more plyable? I was using a K&N oil filter which seems to seal well against the face of the adapter. Am I missing some other piece? If I were to replace this assembly, what should I use?
Its the inner seal that has become hard with heat and age, not sure if you can find a seal for AC unit anymore but you can get a new unit from Jegs... http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr-Gasket/720/1270/10002/-1
So Rich, the part in the pic you posted is all i need? No bypass valve or anything like that? There is only the small diameter seal that I hold in my hand no outer larger seal? The thing was full of orange permatex rtv around the outter edge, a total mess that was leaking oil. I thought to myself, all this rtv and yet, still not enough...
I belive tou use the standard oil filter for a small block chevy, I`m sure the instructions will denote which one to use, the SM Blk chevy uses a perimeter seal at the edge it comes with all oil filters for chevy...
Got the girl running today and zero leaks!!! Took a while to get her back on the road bit i did alot of needed maintenance on her. I replaced... the fuel pump, summit All fuel lines, fittings and connections with russel pro flow stuff. Valve cover gaskets, edelbrock extra thick Oilpan, stock from summit Oilpan gaskets, felpro one piece Dip stick, lokar Inner dip stick tube, GM Cap & rotor, Accel Plugs, Accel shorties Plug wires, MSD Oil filter adapter, perma cool Oil, Castrol 20w50 Oil filter, K&N And cleaned & painted everything needing cleaning and painting. Took her out on a test ride, no leaks, no fires and nothing fell off so things are looking pretty good for now... Thanks to all who helped. I just wanted to update everyone on my slow but steady progress. Thanks. Posted via Mobile Device
