Re: Proper air cleaner for 352 V8?
Posted by mseanowen On 2011/3/9 14:04:14
First, let me apologize for saying a Carter AFB. I guess the 14+ hours a day, seven days a week are taking their toll on me. It is a Carter WCFB.
I dug through my hard drive and found one rather poor picture taken just after I bought the it (the car is cleaned up and repainted now) showing the AC compressor and oil filter. As you can see, the filter mounts towards the curbside, just about in line with the valve cover. It has rubber lines instead of steel, very well made, with crimped fittings. They are showing their age and I intend to replace them someday if I ever get home. Everything looks as if it was made for the car and nothing about the installation seems pieced together.
I have never had the heads off the compressor and I don't know how many cylinders it has. I would assume 4, but I am not an authority. The compressor turns freely, but I am afraid to charge it up to see what happens. I didn't want to run the old thing and have it lock up. It looks better to me than a new Sanden, even if it doesn't have a charge in it.
I would agree that the dealer may have changed the air filter. Anybody else have a similar setup?
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I dug through my hard drive and found one rather poor picture taken just after I bought the it (the car is cleaned up and repainted now) showing the AC compressor and oil filter. As you can see, the filter mounts towards the curbside, just about in line with the valve cover. It has rubber lines instead of steel, very well made, with crimped fittings. They are showing their age and I intend to replace them someday if I ever get home. Everything looks as if it was made for the car and nothing about the installation seems pieced together.
I have never had the heads off the compressor and I don't know how many cylinders it has. I would assume 4, but I am not an authority. The compressor turns freely, but I am afraid to charge it up to see what happens. I didn't want to run the old thing and have it lock up. It looks better to me than a new Sanden, even if it doesn't have a charge in it.
I would agree that the dealer may have changed the air filter. Anybody else have a similar setup?
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