Re: '49 23rd air cleaner/silencer
Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2013/9/19 14:53:50
Sorry for delay, I don't go on here everyday.
What you describe to me still sounds like you are missing the lid. I've removed mine to show the support and threaded section and where the filter goes. (The purists are doing to go nuts, because the paint is not correct, It was rusted and I blasted it and had to paint.) The inside where the filter goes should be bare metal.
The height is around 8-9 inches. Bottom clamp is not detachable.
The bottom canister part is crimped together and not openable nor has anything in it. That's the air chamber or "silencer" - like a exhaust muffler for the intake.
There is another correct air cleaner depending on what model/carb and electrics you might have. Some are fitted Delco, some are Autolite(Ford). The other air cleaner, I call a duck bill, it has a flat throat that attaches to the carb and the cantister end lays across the engine (transverse). Search some pictures and you'll see one. The AC (Delco) one is shown on the engine plate side view as correct for 23 series. See plates in info.
You can check what's correct for your car by the type of attaching bracket if it's there. The Delco one is a flat bar that bolts down to the head about midway across and angles up to the silencer for side bolt attachment. Hope this helps, it's a maze even if its complete but if it's missing, we;re guessing unless the experienced help us..
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What you describe to me still sounds like you are missing the lid. I've removed mine to show the support and threaded section and where the filter goes. (The purists are doing to go nuts, because the paint is not correct, It was rusted and I blasted it and had to paint.) The inside where the filter goes should be bare metal.
The height is around 8-9 inches. Bottom clamp is not detachable.
The bottom canister part is crimped together and not openable nor has anything in it. That's the air chamber or "silencer" - like a exhaust muffler for the intake.
There is another correct air cleaner depending on what model/carb and electrics you might have. Some are fitted Delco, some are Autolite(Ford). The other air cleaner, I call a duck bill, it has a flat throat that attaches to the carb and the cantister end lays across the engine (transverse). Search some pictures and you'll see one. The AC (Delco) one is shown on the engine plate side view as correct for 23 series. See plates in info.
You can check what's correct for your car by the type of attaching bracket if it's there. The Delco one is a flat bar that bolts down to the head about midway across and angles up to the silencer for side bolt attachment. Hope this helps, it's a maze even if its complete but if it's missing, we;re guessing unless the experienced help us..
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