X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp3.mail.ctc.net ([166.82.29.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTPS id 1127525 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 May 2006 10:04:53 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=166.82.29.3; envelope-from=kjashton@vnet.net Received: from [166.82.167.80] (166-82-167-80.quickclick.ctc.net [166.82.167.80]) by smtp3.mail.ctc.net (Switch-3.1.8/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id k4PE45J4015589 for ; Thu, 25 May 2006 10:04:06 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v749.3) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Kent Ashton Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Wire tying oil filters Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 10:04:04 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.749.3) One way is to put a large hose clamp on the filter and wire the hose clamp. --Kent On May 25, 2006, at 9:41 AM, Bill Bradburry wrote: > How do you go about wire tying an automotive oil filter? Are there > filters available that can be wire tied? My remote oil filter > mount is > 3/4-16 thread size and is designed for the Fram PH8A type filter. I > notice that aircraft filters have a male and not female fitting. I > could remove the male fitting from my mount, but I don't think the > aluminum threads would hold up well if they were subjected to frequent > removal/install. > > What is a best practices solution? > > Bill Bradburry > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/