Re: Dual Oil Bath Air Cleaner conversion?

Posted by JWL On 2013/4/16 9:54:30

Packard34, Should not be too difficult of a problem. Basically what you need is a modern pleated paper air filter element to replace the filter element in your oil bath unit. Just take the measurements of one of the original elements and match them up as closely as you can to a modern one. This entails going through the stock at your local auto parts store.

I have done this on my three Packards (115C, 2106, and 5542), and am most pleased with the results.

One of my least favorite jobs is servicing an oil bath air cleaner. This job requires a large container and a good amount of cleaning solvent in which to wash the filter element. Plus, compressed air is needed to blow the cleaning solvent out of the filter element. Not to mention the problem of disposing the old oil and cleaning solvent.

True, the oil bath air cleaners provide a superior air cleaning function, but the new modern pleated paper work excellently too, and without all the fuss and mess. If done correctly the new type filter element should not be obvious after the air filter unit is installed on the engine.

The photos show the job I did on my 1955 Clipper Super. Your air cleaners will be different, but you get the idea.

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