Chevy Oil Bath Air Cleaner Conversion at Jerry Erick blog

Chevy Oil Bath Air Cleaner Conversion. It measures 9 o.d., 6 3/4 i.d. You can also use air filters from later cars as they. I have a '57 4bbl. The only tip i can give to doing a conversion like this is to make sure a paper element is available in the size you want/need. Wanted it to cover the carb. Not exactly a recomendation but i've seen pictures of it done on another old truck site and the results were impressive as it still. Cut the bottom out and replaced it with the bottom of a 66 riv air cleaner. Carburetors are designed with the airflow through the air cleaner in mind. I use a fram ca151 filter. A clean wire mesh oil bath air cleaner is most likely less restrictive than a paper filter at higher airflows. It had a deep recess with notches etc to clear the linkage and wiring. As was posted earlier, a true oil bath cleaner probably can be converted but would take a bit of fabrication. I agree with the oil bath air cleaners being better filters. When they don't get cleaned out for long periods of time, moisture droplets. Better than tearing apart the oil bath filter is to just use an aftermarket filter asy.

The only tip i can give to doing a conversion like this is to make sure a paper element is available in the size you want/need. You can also use air filters from later cars as they. I have a '57 4bbl. Cut the bottom out and replaced it with the bottom of a 66 riv air cleaner. Better than tearing apart the oil bath filter is to just use an aftermarket filter asy. It measures 9 o.d., 6 3/4 i.d. As was posted earlier, a true oil bath cleaner probably can be converted but would take a bit of fabrication. I use a fram ca151 filter. I agree with the oil bath air cleaners being better filters. It had a deep recess with notches etc to clear the linkage and wiring.

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Chevy Oil Bath Air Cleaner Conversion It measures 9 o.d., 6 3/4 i.d. It had a deep recess with notches etc to clear the linkage and wiring. I have a '57 4bbl. You can also use air filters from later cars as they. The only tip i can give to doing a conversion like this is to make sure a paper element is available in the size you want/need. Carburetors are designed with the airflow through the air cleaner in mind. It measures 9 o.d., 6 3/4 i.d. I agree with the oil bath air cleaners being better filters. Wanted it to cover the carb. As was posted earlier, a true oil bath cleaner probably can be converted but would take a bit of fabrication. Better than tearing apart the oil bath filter is to just use an aftermarket filter asy. A clean wire mesh oil bath air cleaner is most likely less restrictive than a paper filter at higher airflows. When they don't get cleaned out for long periods of time, moisture droplets. Not exactly a recomendation but i've seen pictures of it done on another old truck site and the results were impressive as it still. Cut the bottom out and replaced it with the bottom of a 66 riv air cleaner. I use a fram ca151 filter.