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hello i just got my 54 3100 Yesterday
checking it i found the oil level low in the air filter removed it and clean it found a few small holes on the bottom pan i seen a post that some people modified them to regular paper media.do i repair,mod or replace?

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thanks

If I was worried about that I would weld it up. I took the guts out of mine and put a paper element in it.

do you have any picture

Putting a paper element in place isn't any type of upgrade. If your housing has holes, they need to be filled weather you are using oil or paper. The oil bath is a very good filter.

Putting a paper element in place isn't any type of upgrade. If your housing has holes, they need to be filled weather you are using oil or paper. The oil bath is a very good filter.

Well I was able to remove the oil bath and put in a paper filter on my 235 model B carb. Posted some pics. Used a CA146 FRAM filter. It was cheep. The K&N is P/N:E-1000

Here is the pics:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3364051/1959-chevrolet-apache/page-7

I like the oil bath, but I finally had enough of the oily mess mine always made. My '67 has the offset style with a separate stand, bolted to the pass side of the head and two wing nuts on top.
There is a big rubber gasket inside about 10" x 3/8" x 3/16" thick, that was torn. I tried making a gasket out of various materials and using different solicon and caulk, but it still leaked. I welded a piece of tubing over the hole in the center to act as a dam. The rod for the wing nut passed up through the tubing.
I tried it with the oil half way up to the mark, but it sloshed around too much even with heavy oil.
The things I did to it reduced the mess, but eventually the bottom of the air cleaner and the valve cover would get oily again.
I finally gutted it and put in a paper filter. It is now dry and staying that way. There is no way I would use a oily K&N mess now that it is dry.
This air cleaner has the outer sides that come down over the sides of the lower half. Now that there is no oil, I cut large holes to get the air in easier. They are just barely concealed by the outer cover.