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tubman · 02-09-2020, 11:20 AM

I bought my '51 Mercury engine out of a very nice 4 door sedan out of Montana. Some local idiots were going to remove the body and mount it on an '80's Continental rolling chassis. I was lucky enough to score the engine as soon as they pulled it. When I got it, it really looked original, with nice green paint, the original air cleaner and all. The best I can remember, the restrictor fitting and oil pressure sending gauge were mounted up on the filter, like the one in "Merc Cruzr"'s picture.

"RalphG" - do you remember if the oil fitting was "rounded" like the one in the picture, or "blocky" with square corners?

(The local idiots never did finish the car for obvious reasons. As far as I know, it's still laying on it's side out in the cow pasture where I first saw it.)

02-09-2020, 11:20 AM	#27
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,316	Re: Whats the secret to removing the oil filter? I bought my '51 Mercury engine out of a very nice 4 door sedan out of Montana. Some local idiots were going to remove the body and mount it on an '80's Continental rolling chassis. I was lucky enough to score the engine as soon as they pulled it. When I got it, it really looked original, with nice green paint, the original air cleaner and all. The best I can remember, the restrictor fitting and oil pressure sending gauge were mounted up on the filter, like the one in "Merc Cruzr"'s picture. "RalphG" - do you remember if the oil fitting was "rounded" like the one in the picture, or "blocky" with square corners? (The local idiots never did finish the car for obvious reasons. As far as I know, it's still laying on it's side out in the cow pasture where I first saw it.)