Re: [St] Dragon--Corn nuts--now Filter wrench Q

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wish I had known about that wrench a couple of weeks ago. I was  
doing an oil change on my Del Sol and found that the filter that was  
on it didn't match any of the 4 sizes of cups that I have. Odd  
because I've done oil changes on it before, but the last time it was  
done by the dealer and used the Honda part. It was a bit smaller than  
the others I had, and going down to Kragen, I didn't find a cup that  
small.

I ended up buying a plier looking tool that did work well, but this  
other one looks like it would be a lot better for working in cramped  
quarters. I was cursing the Del Sol designer who decided to stick the  
filter on the back side of the motor, wedging it in between the  
intake and exhaust manifolds, when on the front of the motor there is  
lots of room to work with.

On Nov 22, 2008, at 6:30 AM, Todd J wrote:

> I saw that universal wrench at NAPA last year when my Triumph  
> wrench no longer fit the filters.
>
> Did anyone else run into the filters not fitting the Triumph  
> wrench? I have had my Triumph filter wrench for years and all of a  
> sudden the filters wouldnt fit it any more. It was off by about  
> 1-2mm. It was like the filters got larger by that amount.

Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/ 
motorcycles
 '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
 '01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast backroads
 '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
 '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned

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