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Oil bath air cleaner
So I got this air cleaner at the yard today, I bought it because I've never seen one on these trucks before, anyone use one or have one? Were they offered on 2 and 4 barrel carbs? This one was a 2 barrel which I don't have but like I say I just bought it because I've never seen one. It can hang on the air cleaner wall,LOL. I think the code on the glove box door was K48 but I can't remember for sure.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
It might be from a big series truck or on older Chevy/GMC's like pre-62 era. I just got one similar from a 62 GMC custom pickup that had a V6 to sell on ebay.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
I found it in a 69 GMC c10 with a small block. And I know it came with.truck as the glove box door had it on the list. Thanks though.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
my 68 with an inline had one, i put it on a shelf and have never used it, it came with it too.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
i think it would have been an option on rough use vehicles like for farming or somewhere else that there wood b alot of dust or dirty conditions
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
I used to clean those out & re-oil 'em when I was in high school and worked part-time in the gas station. I really loved the new-fangled paper filters!!
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
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Our old farm tractors have the oil bath filters, work great for dusty areas.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
We used to use them in the military for really dusty conditions. I've seen paper filters clog to where an engine won't run and the oil bath keeps working.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
my truck has it on the spid, but then it is XXXXXXXX out (looks factory?) leme see if I can get a picture
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
Here
I unscrabmed the #'s or something its barely legible
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
Looks factory to me! it'd be hard to hold a typr writer in the glove box and get it to x out like that! LOL thanks for the pics, looks like the code was 4k48B4
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
So yall think it was factory? My truck was v8 and nothings on the spid so i assume it was 307?
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
Its factory. My 67 has one on my 327 4BBL. K48 on the spid. Im goona leave it on after the restoration.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
My 68 K20 burb has had one since new from the factory (327).
I run it most of the time, but switch to a paper element style from time to time. I like it mainly because it quiets down the Q-jet noise, not the secondary howl but the sitting idle vacuum noise. One thing I'd like to ask, is if anyone knows of a place that sells the corrugated screen element that would fit in these air cleaners. Please let me know! This thing I am sure could be cross referenced from any other oil bath cleaner, so I am sure they are out there - I just need a clue as to where and what to ask for.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
Like this on 68 C20 327 Quadrajet.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
An oil bath cleaner filters less than a paper element cleaner, so using one is doing a disservice to your engine.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
Here ya go!
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
thanks for the pic. I have seen a few people take these and make the paper filter work in them. i have thought of doing this but am unsure if i want to destroy this if i mess up.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
It served the 327 in my burb well for it's entire life of hard use, and to this day whuddya know the engine is still around after 40+ years later.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
im using mine with oil. i dont drive mine a ton and love the vintage look of it when i pop the hood.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
Apparently I'm gonna have to find a 4 barrel base cause this thing is growing on me!
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
My engine had 164,000 ihtink when pulled. Had the oil bath air cleaner. When rebuilt they just cleaned up the cylinders, no boring required. Everything else looked good on it. Chevy said this filter was used for extreme duty, dusty conditions. Go figure.
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
now i want one, why would the factory delete this option?>
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Re: Oil bath air cleaner
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After these came out as standard equipment, gas stations had filter checkers that used a light bulb to let the customer know if their filter was clean, or not. Lots of things have changed over time. Our diesel school buses use several filters, but the air filters are about half the size of a washing machine and about half the price, too.
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