jcmiller Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Does anyone have a diagram or know how the inside of the main portion of this air cleaner is constructed? I had it tanked to remove grease and paint and there is now some liquid inside of it. No matter how I rotate it, it won't run out. I'm speaking of the left, middle, and bottom portion of what is pictured here. The upper part on the right and the internal element is removed. Also, is the part on the left supposed to come off? It looks like it should, but mine is on pretty tight and I don't want to force it off. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I would re install it and run the engine at a high RPM until that liquid was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 This style air cleaner does not come apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Whatever it is I wouldn't want it in my engine. You could drill a 1/8" drain hole, drain out the liquid and weld or solder the hole. Or use some JB weld epoxy. Edited November 14, 2015 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I have seen that on filters that got left out in the rain.You will probably need to drill a small hole in a place where you wont see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thanks all. There is also a small dent so maybe I will drill there and pull the dent too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 I baked it at 225 for an hour and the water boiled off and out. It's been sitting in the cold garage for about 6 hours after and vapor has not condensed back into liquid so I think it escaped out the various small gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Season to taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Another side effect of tanking the air cleaner is that the filter material within the housing dissolved (lower left in photo). I thought it was made of thin wire, but it must have been fibrous material of some sort. Does anyone know what it was or have a suggestion for replacement material? I'm thinking of using a rough gauge steel wool. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Could have been coir. I don't know what you can replace it with. Could you put a paper filter or foam filter in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 I had to look up coir, but I think you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 How about those brass looking kitchen scrubber thingys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Call Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 A quick Google of coir and it looks like it is widely used in the plant nursery business. Check with a local nursery for availability. Can you get into the compartment where the filter material is supposed to go? I would suggest you try to get coir or use coarse steel wool. Those kitchen scrubby things that Jack mentions are apparently an important part of a meth lab. Purchase of more that one or two may raise suspicion and get the local narcs snooping around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 HMMM,I guess I wouldn't know anything about that.Fact is I don't do many dishes either. Now that I know what coir is. Do any of you guys watch 'Mystery of Oak Island' on the history channel?These guys are hunting for pirates treasure and/or the Holy Grail.They keep finding all of these weird things that they hope lead them to the treasure, I guess there have been searchers looking there for a couple hundred years and the place is all dug up and grown over.Any way they think that the Masons or some one built a system of boobie traps to protect the loot.They found a beach where they think there is a system that will flood every cave etc. on the island.The inlets to this flood system are filtered with coconut fiber that is a couple of thousand years old. The stuff holds up pretty good as its in the tide every day for that long.They also figured out that the closest coconut trees are a couple of thousand miles away. Its a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) I know about Oak Island. An archaeological dig would turn up evidence of who built what, when, and possibly why. Unfortunately an American contractor bulldozed the top 20 feet of soil off the island in the 1960s thinking to find treasure. He found nothing, but destroyed massive amounts of evidence. Including a stone figure on the ground that may have been the key to the mystery. Some artifacts have been found, I believe they and the coir date to the 1600s. Edited November 25, 2015 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I watched it last night and I had the name wrong.Its 'The curse of Oak Island'.An interesting story and I agree with Rusty, the early treasure hunters raped the place.I still get a kick out of the series other than that "reality" format that repeats insignificant details over and over. I am sure that this is what an air filter question is supposed to end up as. LOLSorry Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Who would have guessed that Chrysler engineers were inspired by the Knights Templar! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Good one. So you watch it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Whatever it is I wouldn't want it in my engine. You could drill a 1/8" drain hole, drain out the liquid and weld or solder the hole. Or use some JB weld epoxy. I ended up drilling a couple small holes to pull out a dent in the air cleaner body. I used JB Weld to fill the holes and remaining low spot. I'm having a hard time eliminating the transition between the JB Weld and the rest of the air cleaner. I've sanded it as flat as I can and primed and sanded a few times, but the transition is still visible. I'm sure it will be even more visible once I paint it. I don't have a lot of experience with body work. What can I do to get rid of the edge? I'm using high temp primer and paint and plan to bake it so am hoping to stick with high temp products. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Sand off the paint to bare metal in the area you want to fill. Spread an even coat of spot putty or glaze over an area about 6" diameter. Let dry thoroughly. Gently sand smooth with a sanding block starting with 120 sandpaper then 240 then 400. If you sand it smooth with 120 and find low spots, fill them, and start again. Don't sand down too far, if the JB Weld or metal peeks through stop. Either stop there and start painting or add more filler. Primer and paint in the usual way. You don't need special high temp paint for this, it doesn't get that hot but go ahead and use it if you like. Can you sand the hi temp primer? If so you need to sand it smooth with 400 before painting. Give it 2 or 3 thin wet coats of paint. Let it dry completely. Wet sand with 600 then 2 more thin wet coats of paint for a shiny 'show finish'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks Rusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Here is a picture of the mostly-finished product. It looks a lot better than the greasy, rat-poop covered mess that I started with. Thanks for all the help along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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