Re: oil bath air cleaner for 1951-54
Posted by HH56 On 2019/5/8 14:24:34
Here is a photo showing a side view of the head. The engine is earlier -- 22-23 series -- so the filter and bracket shape is different. Different placement for a few other things too but the hole location on the head for the bolt to mount the filter bracket should be the same as 51-4.
You can refer to Kevs and the photo of a 51-2 filter O_D posted above. When you fab the bracket there is about an inch slot on the ends of the bracket. Slot fits under the bolt and washer at the head end and between a washer like piece which may be part of the rod and the bottom of the bowl at the filter end. There are two bends in the bracket with length and angles between them that are dependent on the filter. The filter mounts level horizontally across the engine and straight out from the carb at a right angle. Once the end that bolts to the head is fixed, that level and right angle criteria is used to figure the bends and length between them. Original bracket was approx 1/8 flat steel about 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 wide. A hard to find width in most hardware stores but the standard 1/8 x 1" wide flat stock will do.
There are a few photos of a bracket in this thread so you can get an idea of what the typical 51 bracket and bends look like.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=202934#forumpost202934
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You can refer to Kevs and the photo of a 51-2 filter O_D posted above. When you fab the bracket there is about an inch slot on the ends of the bracket. Slot fits under the bolt and washer at the head end and between a washer like piece which may be part of the rod and the bottom of the bowl at the filter end. There are two bends in the bracket with length and angles between them that are dependent on the filter. The filter mounts level horizontally across the engine and straight out from the carb at a right angle. Once the end that bolts to the head is fixed, that level and right angle criteria is used to figure the bends and length between them. Original bracket was approx 1/8 flat steel about 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 wide. A hard to find width in most hardware stores but the standard 1/8 x 1" wide flat stock will do.
There are a few photos of a bracket in this thread so you can get an idea of what the typical 51 bracket and bends look like.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=202934#forumpost202934
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