Re: oil bath air cleaner
Posted by HH56 On 2022/2/15 17:15:05
Oil bath cleaners were the higher end accessory and in Packards case were typically standard on the more upper scale models and optional on the others. They were also optional and used on several other brands. Buick for sure used them and maybe Pontiac. They were also used on V8 engines but the look is different due to the need for something to fit in the middle between the heads rather than hang over the top and off one side of the engine.
While the exact styling of the outer housing could vary by mfg, year, and engine they were all similar on the inside. Typically they had a silencer section and oil from the bowl splashing up kept the filtering material coated as well as kept the majority of dust and debris down in the bottom of the oil container. The units were made by outside vendors and each mfg could specify their particular needs or even choose a generic "one fits all" only needing to supply the specific brackets for mounting. The main things differentiating the horizontal style cleaners are length and diameter of the silencer section and the diameter of the opening for the carb.
I cannot say if Chevy offered them but if you have any Chevy accessory catalogs or sales data books for your year you might check and see what their offerings might have been. Here are a couple from the 48 and 51 accessory brochures showing Packards marketing spin. The 54 item is a bit from the salesman's data book showing the difference between what was standard on low and higher end models. An oiled mesh was standard on Clippers but the oil bath could be ordered.
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While the exact styling of the outer housing could vary by mfg, year, and engine they were all similar on the inside. Typically they had a silencer section and oil from the bowl splashing up kept the filtering material coated as well as kept the majority of dust and debris down in the bottom of the oil container. The units were made by outside vendors and each mfg could specify their particular needs or even choose a generic "one fits all" only needing to supply the specific brackets for mounting. The main things differentiating the horizontal style cleaners are length and diameter of the silencer section and the diameter of the opening for the carb.
I cannot say if Chevy offered them but if you have any Chevy accessory catalogs or sales data books for your year you might check and see what their offerings might have been. Here are a couple from the 48 and 51 accessory brochures showing Packards marketing spin. The 54 item is a bit from the salesman's data book showing the difference between what was standard on low and higher end models. An oiled mesh was standard on Clippers but the oil bath could be ordered.
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48.jpg (124.67 KB)
51.jpg (137.60 KB)
54.jpg (161.06 KB)
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