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| | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 37 | can someone send a pic of how the oil bath air cleaner is set up on a 283 engine. does it work as well as putting a new air cleaner on the rig? I perfer the original equipment. thanks. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | what means "set up"? like any air cleaner, if it fits the carb, put it on and tighten the clamp .... depending on what you can find, looks like this on a 58 283 or like this on a 57 .... an oil bath works better than a dry filter in particularly dusty conditions Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,718 Moderator: 60-66 Trucks; North Eastern Bolters | | Moderator: 60-66 Trucks; North Eastern Bolters Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,718 | Here is an older thread related to the subject. Might help some. Pictures of the from the 60 shop manual and the physical air cleaner that I have on a 62. http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/douglashamilton1/slideshow/283https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1125144/Re:_Oil_Bath_Air_Cleaner.html#Post1125144 | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | Oil bath is a great system. It does take a little extra to pull the air through it than a dry filter, but it works well.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Works Well?
When volcanoes fill the air with ash they are about all that works... I'd call that great!
Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,747 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,747 | Oil bath air filters do in fact work well. Most real fine dirt is trapped in the oil(even the micro-fine stuff. The only issue might be airflow. Ever wonder why the filter is so big? Problem solved. Same tech. is used by K and N performance filters. When I raced in wet, or dusty conditions we used an oil soaked "sock" to wrap around the dry paper filters to protect the paper. Skip the paper and drive happy. The "mesh" element traps a lot of dirt because it is "wet" Air gets a free pass. Dirt gets stuck. Why did we go to replacement paper filters? No mess and no skill to replace. When does any one clean a filter these days? K and N uses a cotton fiber to replace the mesh and an oil spray to replace the "bath". They work well too.
Steve H
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