Originally Posted by Pamlico (Post 2021683)

I half-heartedly remember hearing of a shade-tree fix for those filter plates that are warped. Something about seating it in a tube of the right diameter (maybe an old starter housing) and giving it a rap with a large hammer. The goal was to restore the "bell" shape and cure the flatness of it.

I can't remember the source. (CRS)

Originally Posted by Daves55Sedan (Post 2020491)

I wouldn't do that. The older, quality adaptor plates are stamped of 12 gage? metal, so you wouldn't be able to take off too much before drastically weakening the filter gasket surface.
Years ago, I had an original adaptor plate on my spare Y-block that actually had a noticable dent in the gasket surface. I found a large piece of heavywall pipe that had been cut off square, set the adaptor plate upside down on a clean flat surface. I set the pipe on it and a wooden block on top of the pipe and blasted it with a sledge hammer. It popped the dent right out. I used that y-block with that adaptor plate for many years without any leaks.
I'd hate to think what a machine lathe would do to one of the cheap Chi-Com repro plates made of paper thin metal. Heck, they might be easy enough to cave in by tightening the spin-on filter too tight.

Originally Posted by Tom in TN (Post 2032843)

Question, was the original FOMOCO adapter arrangement a "2-plate" solution?

Does this sound correct for a Ford set-up? "Ford Y-block 239 256 272 292 312 OEM 1) Oil Filter Plate & 2) Adapter - Spin ON Adapter Comes with all the hardware gaskets in photo need replacement. This is the OEM canister plate and adapter ,and than the spin on plate and adapter that screw into that"

Pic shows 2 plates...was it?

Originally Posted by Tom in TN (Post 2033317)

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