Bill Ford Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 Are all oil air filters sealed? Do you have to damage the air filter to convert it to a dry filter? I saw something posted on this but nothing was mentioned about modifying the old filter . Quote
DonaldSmith Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 Yes, you gut the old air filter. Remove the mesh in the bottom and the grating or grille holding it. My oil-bath air filter had a persistent leak, so I converted it to accept a dry air cleaner. I thought I had invented something, but it seems a lot of the guys have done the same. I used tin snips to cut out the grating or grille. The new air filter fits the borrom of the housing, but at the top I cut down a coffee can with about a quarter inch rim, to fit over the air filter cartridge. Quote
DonaldSmith Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 borrom? Is that like "Deck the harrs with barrs of harry?" I meant bottom. Sometimes wer type too fadsat, I mean we type too fast. I usually proof everything carefully, and the post is letter-perfedt,except for my last revision and the title. Quote
Cpt.Fred Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 the good thing about the oil bath filters is you don't have to fear backfire that much. i like them because they're so old fashioned, like all the other service stuff you have to do (maybe with a beer on a warm summer evening...hmmm.) i can't wait to clean mine:) can get pretty dirty though, i admit. Quote
oldmopar Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 Norms coupe has the has the how to on his site at the link below you have to scroll down a little http://www.indfloorcoating-repair.com/1948plymouthenginerestoration.html Quote
jimainnj Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 I did mine from Norm's coupe, turn out real good.Used a puralator filter #A14380. Quote
RobertKB Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 I am quite happy with the oil bath filters on my three flatties. Unless you are driving on a lot of gravel roads, I think they work fine. All air gets sucked through the oil and I believe they work well. Big advantage of putting in a paper filter is you don't have such a messy time changing filters. As Cpt.Fred said, have a beer one evening and "change the oil". Quote
David Maxwell Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 and I think you can see that no one would ever know you had converted it unless they remove the cap. Quote
Cpt.Fred Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 wow, you could eat from that. nice and clean! after fighting the rust on my headers in my old opel for about a year i gave up and decided to go back to rusty oily stuff... where do i get those tiny stickers you got everywhere? Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 wow, you could eat from that. nice and clean!after fighting the rust on my headers in my old opel for about a year i gave up and decided to go back to rusty oily stuff... where do i get those tiny stickers you got everywhere? My engine and compartment was about that clean at one time too, right after I rebuilt the engine. It's still pretty clean as far as grease and oil go, but there is dust in there now. Plus the paint came off the exhaust manifold. So........since I'm not into cleaning the engine every time I clean the car, it doesn't look quite as good anymore. But.........it still runs just as good. Quote
David Maxwell Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 ...but you can buy direct from him. He used to have stuff on ebay all the time with a link to his website. Not sure if he still does as it's been at least four years since I purchased them. Run a search for Mopar stickers. Since he sells them for all years, you should find his auction and then look through "sellers other items" Price was reasonable. Good luck! wow, you could eat from that. nice and clean!after fighting the rust on my headers in my old opel for about a year i gave up and decided to go back to rusty oily stuff... where do i get those tiny stickers you got everywhere? Quote
David Maxwell Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 ...and Neil Riddle is selling a set on ebay. I'm posting the link here because it's a "Buy It Now" only auction. So anyone that wanted it would have bought it when they saw it. The URL is http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1940s-Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge-DeSoto-Fargo-Decals-1950s_W0QQitemZ220367144621QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item220367144621&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A727|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318 ...but you can buy direct from him. He used to have stuff on ebay all the time with a link to his website. Not sure if he still does as it's been at least four years since I purchased them. Run a search for Mopar stickers. Since he sells them for all years, you should find his auction and then look through "sellers other items" Price was reasonable.Good luck! Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 I bought a set of water decals for engine items on ebay, then put them on the copy machine and duplicated them. Have simply glued on the paper copies with a glue stick. They stay for a while, but if they get wet, they run. The idea was to preserve the paid-for originals for future use. However, I would bet a person could make a copy on a stick-on mylar, or whatever material that is. That would be a bunch better....lots more durable. Just another one of my silly ideas.....it works for me. Just tossing it out for what it may (or may not) be worth. I also like this flag sign, used in their ads and other places in the late 40s. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 They also had these service record stickers that went on the edge of the door or the opening. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 The uniform service patch of the 40s--50s. Quote
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