1927 Buick air filter

[airbrush]

Hi

does anyone either have a complete 1927 Buick air filter for sale or can you please post a picture of one so I know what to look for?

[25 Buick]

Are you in Aus I have a few

 

[hidden_hunter]

There is a probably a picture in the shop manual like there is for ‘26 but basically it’s a circle can (like a cocoa one) with a rectangle box under it 

[airbrush]

1 hour ago, 25 Buick said:

Are you in Aus I have a few

 

 

1 hour ago, 25 Buick said:

Are you in Aus I have a few

 

In the uk would it cost much to ship?

[dracenroc]

Here are to pictures, one front the parts book, the other one from the reference book.

[Hubert_25-25]

This is my favorite picture because it shows just how useless this tin can is.    I wonder how many Marvel Engineers worked on this one.  The dirt falls out into the number 4 area after it gets dizzy in the other numbered areas. My can is missing the dirt collector part. 

Here is one for sale on Ebay with pot metal vanes.  I believe the theory is that when the vanes fail, they all end up in the dirt collection pot and not in the carburetor.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1925-Buick-Standard-Air-Cleaner-High-Speed-Jet-Tubes-Rings-Dip-Stick-N-O-S-/162610789372?vxp=mtr

 

Hugh

 

Edited August 9, 2017 by Hubert_25-25 (see edit history)

[26-25Buick]

Hugh

To be honest I don't know how effective the air cleaner design was but over time I do get a collection of dust in the collector can so at least it does do something. 

Perhaps Buick was actually on to something with this design as Toyota used a similar design on Landcruisers and Hiluxs  right through to the mid 2000 and may even do so today, they just improved on it by adding a paper filter after the large particles have been spun and dropped out.

[Hubert_25-25]

Neil,

   Like many things, a first attempt and still better than nothing, which is what is on the 1925 model.  Many dust collectors do use a "cyclone" to try to separate the air from the particles.    Hugh