Attaching new paper air filter housing to carb

[Redmond49]

I bought a little paper air cleaner to go on top of the stock carburetor. The screw for tightening the cleaner seems to be pretty high for the lip of the carburetor, plus it's not air tight. I looked around the parts store for an adapter or something that might work but didn't see anything. Do most people just screw them on and leave it at that or is there another way. And, do I need to make any adjustments to the carb when changing the mechanism?

 

 

 

 

[Don Coatney]

I have never seen one mounted on top of the oil bath air cleaner. What is the expected goal of mounting the paper cleaner up there?

[desoto1939]

The paper element need to be inside the original oil bath unit not on top of what you are showing in the picture.  Measure the  diameter of the  opening with the lid off and also how high the  lip is and then go on NAPA and do some searching for their napa gold air filters you might findsomething that will work.

 

This is the research that you need to do since you have the oirigianl air cleaner.

 

Rich HArtung

Desoto1939@aol.com

[Ulu]

I have never seen one mounted on top of the oil bath air cleaner. What is the expected goal of mounting the paper cleaner up there?

 

   

[Ulu]

I used one similar. There's really not enough lip on the top of the carb to mount one properly.

Mine wasn't air tight either. It was rather loose in fact.

 

I made a gasket from some neoprene tape to seal it, as it's split with a clamp screw, not just a set screw.

 

The set screw mounting type is for a show car only IMO & will rattle loose in 5  miles on the road.

[_shel_ny]

OP apparently would like to replace the oil bath with the little one in the pic.

 

""""I bought a little paper air cleaner to go on top of the stock carburetor."""

 

One caution may be amount of air flow with a small filter.

 

Rubber seal of some sort to sit on the carb horn, then a strip of metal,  could be affixed like a band around the new filter base, extend down, fold under, with the ends held together with a wing nut and screw

Edited April 28, 2014 by shel_ny

[desoto1939]

There originally was a gasket that was on the top of the air horn.  I can look up the number in my victor gasket catalog if you provide me with the car model and year. It had a taper to the gasket.

 

Rich HArtung

desoto1939@aol.com

[Ulu]

My paper filter used a 9" dia X 1.75" as I recall.

 

When I hopped the engine up, I actually stacked two of them, so it was 4" tall.

 

Anyhow, what you do here depends on if it's just a show car, or if it needs to be a real driver.

[48ply1stcar]

Are you looking for something like this?  I used a 2 1/4 interior diameter pipe and had a groove put in it for the double wire hose clamp.  Works fine used, it for over 10 years.

 

[Redmond49]

Great, thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for - thanks for the helpful reply and the pictures.

[Robert Horne]

Here is one of my temporary air cleaners I put together..

[Don Coatney]

Now that I have a better understanding of what you are looking for the attached photos show the aluminum adaptors I made. I also double stacked the filters for more breathing room. And I purchased filters that are both flex-able and cleanable.

 

 

 

 

[50 Dodge Lug Nut]

I converted my oil bath air cleaner to a dry filter several years ago and have no issues or problems.

 

I'm using a CarQuest air filter element, part # 87112.

 

It fits almost perfectly height, ID & OD wise inside the "old oil reservoir" while using the original top part of the air cleaner assembly.

 

Frank