Hi Doug On my 671's the filter can has a drain plug on the bottom. I find that if I open this and let the can drain for a few minutes it helps. Still a messy job but not quite as bad. Cheers Michael
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2014, at 5:40 AM, "Doug Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have two Detroit Diesel 671s on my Uniflite 46. When changing the oil > filters, I've found I need to dress appropriately in preperation for an oil > bath. The problem is that the line feeding the filters runs horizontally as > it approaches the filters from above. As a result, as soon as the seal is > broken during removal of the filters, the oil starts running down the outside > of the filter as the oil in the run drains. This results in a mess and makes > it extremely difficult to hold on to the already very smooth exterior of the > filter to continue removing it. > > There must be a cleaner way to do this, but it is evading me. Any suggestions? > > Doug > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
