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This came with my old '67 C50, sitting in the bed
It had a paper filter in a 60's ish housing on the engine.
Thought I would clean it up and maybe use to display it in the garage with a few other oldies. Anyway, being all inquisitive it looks like it was modified at some point with a 3/8th copper tube brazed into the bottom bowel past the filter.Mod for PVC line maybe? Haven't seen this before...Would that be a reasonable conclusion?
My memory as a kid working in a real DX service station is kind of dim.

I know on my oil bath air cleaner from a 1953 chev 216 motor, a Fram CA148 paper filter fits it pretty well. Just remove the metal framing inside the cleaner and replace with the paper filter. Just an idea...

Should clarify a tad. It had a standard paper filter in the formally "dime a dozen" snorkel housing in the engine. The oil bath unit was under a pile of leaves on the flatbed. The old girl delivered new farm implements for years before retirement.

All cleaned up and painted. Have a new service sticker on the way.
Will post some pics of the completed project of anyone is interested.

I like the lines on the top of the air cleaner, lots of style. Pictures are always welcome!

That 3/8 line is more than likely the fresh air intake for the PCV system...it's tapped into the fresh air side of the air cleaner. If not used I would just cap it off.

Mike B

Hope to have pics of the completed project tomorrow....

Done. Going into the parts museum. Can't use it on the C10

mac,

Those cleaned up nicely and great job on the restoration of those components, even though you aren't going to be able to use them.

Rob

I try not to let anything go to waste. Someone may be looking for one someday.
Thanks Rob!