My grandpa and I are trying to break down this air filter so we can have it chromed. It uses oil, its not your usual air filter. The bottom of it turns left and right. Not sure how to take it apart any help will be greatful.
2007-08-22 15:21:10 · 6 answers · asked by jslewis81 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the filter just comes apart. the actual filter housing snaps onto the bottom piece. and the bottom piece has a retaining bolt that locks it onto the carb.
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i bought a new one for my 58 apache a few years ago and it was only $16, and is an exact replica of the old one
2007-08-22 15:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by logan_sell 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of those old pickups and cars had what they call an "oilbath" airfilter. What this means is that the canister that holds the airfilter will have about an inch or so of oil in the bottom of it and the filter itself is immersed in oil. This is to help trap dirt/dust particles. It is also the best airfilter to this day. The K&N air filters use the same method (still use an oil-based spray to coat the air filter).
You can buy a chromed air filter canister through JC Whitney, Speedway Motors, or other part stores that specialize in old vehicles and hard to find parts.
They are usually held onto the motor buy either two bolts or two clamps. Yours is probaly held on with two clamps, and the canister comes apart in 3 parts.
2007-08-22 22:36:02 · answer #2 · answered by Lonewolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to take the filter part out of the oil container part (for the purposes of cleaning/replenishing the oil), but you may not be able to disassemble the filter. Inside the filter part are the filter element components, on mine it looks like a bunch of pine needles and bristles inside it, and it is not designed to come apart.
2007-08-22 22:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by honda man 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could replace it with a newer paper filter style.
2007-08-22 22:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by ted j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but those old air cleaners are often stuffed with hay and spot welded together.
I had one black oxided years ago, and it had to be tanked to clean it out. All the hay was burned out of it, and there's really no way to re-stuff it. I ended up paying all that money, and I used another one I had. I just scuffed it and painted it.
If you were really anal, you could get the proper tool to drill out spot welds, so you could re-stuff it yourself and put it back together with JB weld so you don't screw up your new chrome.
If it were me, I'd get it powder coated instead of chrome. Chrome looks ok for a couple of years, then it starts pitting.
But to each his own.
Just remember that all that chrome don't get you home!
2007-08-22 22:30:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Oil bath filter?
Good luck. I'm not sure if they do come apart????
I'm sure it SHOULD.
2007-08-22 22:25:33 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋