Air cleaners

[47 dodge 1.5 ton]

So I decided to wash my oil bath air cleaners today. I was surprised to see what I’m calling horse hair used for the element? I don’t have kerosene so have a choice— diesel, gas, mineral spirits, simple green, or dawn. Wondering what is the most common and works?  Thanks, Kevin 

[JBNeal]

You want to use diesel as a solvent and lubricant for the cellulose, those other cleaners might be too strong.  As far as I know, the cellulose wicks the oil to trap any contaminants that do not go into the oil from inertia as the airflow makes the sharp turn towards the carburetor.  In normal operation, the cellulose does not get as dirty as the oil bath where contaminants sink to the bottom.

 

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[47 dodge 1.5 ton]

Thank you for the link, don’t know how clean that they are (I went with diesel).  Almost feel like cutting apart and replacing the material. Guess I kind of question if I used diesel to clean and saturate, if the 50w is still needed? Thanks again, Kevin