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| | | | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 159 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 159 | I have an unusual question for all of you. Does anyone know what weight oil goes into the oil bath air cleaner for a single barrel rochester carb? also I was wondering has anyone ever opened up the oil bath air cleaner and modified it to hold a modern air filter. I thought this would make for less of a mess, and still look original. I had logged a question a while back about getting to much gas and not enough air into the carb, well it turned out I was using to heavy of a weight of motor oil in the breather. I switched to an after market filter, but would like to find a way to use the original parts. Thanks for any help you can supply. 
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 1970 Posts: 365 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 1970 Posts: 365 | Prior to the 60's when John Deere used oil baths, they recommended using the same weight oil you were using in the engine. From what I have read this is also GM's recommendation.
With a little patience and time I would think you could modify a stock air cleaner to accept a paper filter--some vendors offer one for John Deere two cylinder restored tractors. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 390 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 390 | An old mechanic told me to use 30 wt. thined with a little diesel.
1942 1\2 Ton 1951 1\2 Ton 55 willys cj-5 1954 and 59 Cushman Scooter 1960 Biscayne Sedan 1965 G/10 panel van 1966 C/30 Grizzly Motorhome You know you're a 'Bolter when your daily driver is older than you are... My progress pics | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | If you look in the Cars and Parts issue just coming out, that would be Nov 2002, the Toolbag column has quite a few descriptions of how people modified their oilbath aircleaners to take a paper element. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | The 1954 truck owners manual says ". . S.A.E. 50 weight in summer and lighter in the winter".
Tim | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 384 | I'm in Texas, use 30w year round never a problem.
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#6898 10/13/2002 11:25 PM | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 43 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 43 | I added a chrome paper element air breather from "mr.gasket" the filters are a stock part you can get anywhere. But the only reason i did it was because i channeled my truck 2.5" so the hood would not close with the stock oil bath on it. :mad: oh well u can't have everything i guess. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 | Back in the early 50's I worked after school in a service station where we did those old air cleaners on 37 etc. Chev's and Pontiacs, and some of those other makes like **** or Dudge.
We just put the same oil as the crankcase in those air cleaners and never saw a problem. Sure saw some pretty hard sludge in some of those air cleaners though. Good memories! I'll stay like that with my 46, 235 that is in a 2 ton.
George | | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | If you drive over enough rough roads you never have sludge develop in your air cleaner, cuz the oil will get sucked down the carb!
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | WHo would have ever guessed that would happen Fred  Th eoil bath system works fine if it is s restored original or sitting on a show room floor :p
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