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08-27-2018, 08:16 AM | #1 |
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Filter GONE!
I can't believe it. I got a new Air Maze filter (the wire screen kind) two weeks ago and yesterday I look under the hood and the screen filter is GONE! I made sure it was tight...I just can't believe it.
It does not appear that one can buy just the wire mesh filter housing or the tightening screw. I still just can't believe it.
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08-27-2018, 08:26 AM | #2 |
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Re: Filter GONE!
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't run air filters at all. We never run on gravel roads, so no dust. When you start your car with full choke, gas will drip from the carburetor. With a filter, that gas will accumulate in the filter body. If the engine happens to backfire, it will start that gas on fire. Safety issue.
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08-27-2018, 08:29 AM | #3 |
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Re: Filter GONE!
@Mike Peters: Hey, nice Farmall. It looks like an M. I have a '46 H with narrow front...
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I ask "If air cleaners are so useless, why does every modern car have one??"Same with oil filter. I agree that the wiere mesh type air "stainer" is near useless. I run a paper element filter mounted on the radiator stays and wouldn't consider going without one. It is very difficult to install any air filter because of the steering column. Very poor design.
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08-27-2018, 08:30 AM | #5 |
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Re: Filter GONE!
I lost one years ago then replaced it and drilled & safety wired the wing nut.
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08-27-2018, 08:39 AM | #6 |
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08-27-2018, 08:48 AM | #8 |
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That's just the metal screen insert material. I need the whole screen element (with the ends and the wingnut bolt).
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08-27-2018, 09:33 AM | #9 |
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Re: Filter GONE!
Time to shop at the local model A parts swaps... I see those parts frequently at swap meets.
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08-27-2018, 10:46 AM | #10 | |
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I know. I just could NOT make it to the swap in Woodstock, IL this weekend. That being said, I discovered the missing filter yesterday and I wouldn't have known to have bought another at the swap anyways. Making my list for next year I guess.
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08-27-2018, 09:46 AM | #11 |
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I considered one of those screens until I saw one. Pretty coarse. What is their purpose??. Keep out bugs and small birds perhaps?
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08-27-2018, 10:36 AM | #13 |
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Things APPEAR/DISAPPEAR, in my "MYSTERY" Linen Closet! I'll check & see if it's there!
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08-27-2018, 12:11 PM | #15 |
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Hmmm......fire hazard huh? Sounds like I should take mine off then. No dirt/dusty roads for my girl anyway. Just wondering when filters were needed as these cars routinely ran on unpaved roads from the beginning?
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08-27-2018, 12:29 PM | #17 |
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So....is it filter on or filter off? Does an increased fire chance negate any future rebuild chances, when we all know A's like to backfire or can. I had one the other day in the garage. As one poster above stated.... " With a filter, that gas will accumulate in the filter body. If the engine happens to backfire, it will start that gas on fire. Safety issue."
A fire would be a game changer........or is fire talk overstated? If it's smart not to have one and Like I said, I run on dry asphalt roads. |
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08-27-2018, 12:08 PM | #19 |
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Braol: The tractor in my avatar is actually a 1953 Super W6. That's a low profile standard model. Same motor as a Super M. Glad you found your missing screen. mike
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08-27-2018, 01:30 PM | #20 |
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So, I'm looking at this........anyone using it? https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Ford-Mo...QAAOSw-PFagzgW
This one below says it has "flame arresting mesh" Looks like the one I have now......any thoughts on this claim? https://www.ebay.com/itm/1928-34-For....c100005.m1851 Last edited by bigd1101; 08-27-2018 at 01:47 PM. |
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