White Spyder Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) I am getting ready to start a re-build on my Carter Carb (plan to take plenty of step by step photos for a thread) and removed the oil bath filter. Please look at the photo below and tell me if the stuffing is choaking my engine. It is some type of cloth and does not look like it breaths very well. After the re-build I do want to keep the oil bath as the car is all original withlow miles. TIA Henri Edited June 28, 2013 by White Spyder Quote
randroid Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 Spyder, If it gets clogged it will deffinately choke the air flow, but it's quite easy to clean and you don't need to ditch the oilbath filter for what some believe to be an inferior paper insert. -Randy Quote
White Spyder Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Posted June 28, 2013 What were the filters originally filled with? Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 When you disassemble your carburetor do so in a cake pan or cookie tray lined with refrigerator magnets so you dont lose any parts. 1 Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 Do your spark plugs show any sign of a rich mixture? Quote
_shel_ny Posted June 28, 2013 Report Posted June 28, 2013 What were the filters originally filled with? Had a mesh sort of like a brillo pad. Horsehair sort of stuff. Quote
White Spyder Posted June 29, 2013 Author Report Posted June 29, 2013 When you disassemble your carburetor do so in a cake pan or cookie tray lined with refrigerator magnets so you dont lose any parts. Saw that in the search I did. I will do so. Great idea Quote
White Spyder Posted June 29, 2013 Author Report Posted June 29, 2013 Had a mesh sort of like a brillo pad. Horsehair sort of stuff. Mine is like some kind of cloth. Don, I will Chek the plugs. But I have a bad carb base gasket; thus the reason for the re-build. Quote
greg g Posted June 29, 2013 Report Posted June 29, 2013 So if your AF is blocking and your carb is sucking air after the throttle the change in mixture is probably net neutral.... Quote
pflaming Posted June 29, 2013 Report Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) Don's magnet suggestion I will remember. I have the magnetic core of an old speaker and I 'throw' all metal items on it. Now I am going to get a larger metal pan and set it on top, one large enough to disassmble a carb into. Thanks Don. OT: Has anyone else ever noticed had clean and 'manicured' Don Coatney's finger nails always are? I haven't met many auto machanics with such. What does he know that we don't????? Edited June 29, 2013 by pflaming Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 29, 2013 Report Posted June 29, 2013 OT: Has anyone else ever noticed had clean and 'manicured' Don Coatney's finger nails always are? I haven't met many auto machanics with such. What does he know that we don't????? Only my nail girl knows for sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWrY77o77o Quote
grady hawkins Posted July 2, 2013 Report Posted July 2, 2013 Spyder If you can find a FRAM FA15-PL assembly kit, it will replace the old air filter with a new housing and paper filter. Quote
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