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6J was never an option at the factory. However some years ago weller made some 6j steels to the same design as the original. These are very few and far between mind. Cheers

AndyV wrote:It was a great race, I just got lapped in the final hundred yards and only by 1 second! Good driving and nice cars all round. Congratualations to William Hildyard in his first ever race in his newly built Spitfire. Despite the car spitting out its dummy and a fair amount of oil in the assembly area 10 minutes before race start, he got out there completing the race, and beat a couple too. AndyV (PS Josh Files is a Clio driver on the TOCA BTTC support package so look out for him) Andy, Didn't get a chance to say hello after the race but your successful battle with the white 6 was brilliant! Highlight of the race.

Many thanks Nick/M, Perhaps that could explain why the start up pressure isn't as instant as on my dads 6 for example. I will try the plasticine and see whether there is contact. And yes I have read to be careful re. the bolt! Cheers ;)

Thanks for the reply, yes its difficult to see whether there is an outer left in the block or not. Just had a look on Chris Witor, looks like this seal for the older style adapter will do the job? http://www.chriswitor.com/proddetail.php?prod=CW2537 I guess without a seal there was definitely a risk of oil getting past if not a cert!?

Hi all, Thought this might be the best section to get some advice even though the car is a TR6. I've got a spin on adapter fitter which is apparently made by flowtec. I was concerned that oil pressure was not instant even with the spin on adapter and after reading some old threads was worried all might not be well with the seals fitted between adapter - block. I've just taken the adapter off and while 1) it doesn't leak 2) only an outer seal was present on the adapter (see photo) the recess for the inner seal is not present. Does this mean oil would leak back into the engine unfiltered? I presume the inner seal is held by the recess in the adapter and meets the flat face on the block? Sorry if these are obvious/daft statements but I just want to be clear, hopefully someone can clarify whether I need to try and get an inner seal or perhaps the new spring loaded arrangement? Thanks Steve