The filter mount tube it out!  Yay!

Thanks for the suggestions.  I had remembered seeing something like these
tools ("internal" pipe wrenches) before but had never used one.  Thought
they may not be available in a small enough size.

I found the answer on-line at the Home Depot web site and picked up a set
at the local HD store over lunch.  Just $11.55 for a set.

They came in a set of 3 and the smallest size was just right.
http://tinyurl.com/2ct4fhy

It gripped amazingly tight and I was able to remove the tube very smoothly.
Oddly, the hex end of the tool is a 13mm size so I didn't even have to find
an SAE wrench.  Gripped so well inside I actually had a bit of trouble
getting the "extractor" extracted from the tube!  :-)

Thanks again.

Jim

On Mon, 10 May 2010 15:53:32 -0400, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
wrote:

>I agree with Angus. Here is what they look like:
>http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Tools-2-Inch-Internal-Wrench/dp/B000AO1IOI
>
>Ken Lewis
>
>
>On Mon, May 10, 2010 12:49 pm, Angus Gordon wrote:
>> An internal pipe wrench is the slickest method of removing this tube.
>> 3/8" if my memory is correct.
>>
>> Angus
>>
>>
>> Angus Gordon
>> Bainbridge Island WA
>>
>> On Monday, May 10, 2010, Jim Davis <SyncroHead@aol.com> wrote:
>>> Hi gang!
>>>
>>> I'm in the midst of swapping a 2.1L engine into my '84 Westy.  I need
>>>  to
>>> remove the oil filter mount tube from the 1.9L engine to install it on
>>> my
>>> 2.1L engine.  This item is just a short pipe "nipple" threaded into the
>>>  block
>>> on one end and the oil filter threads onto the other end.
>>>
>>> How do I remove this part without damaging it?
>>>
>>> Jim Davis
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Angus Gordon
>> 206-369-9925
>> Bainbridge Island WA
>>
>> birdworks@gmail.com
>>
>>