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Jim in Wisconsin · 01-23-2018, 05:47 PM

I have an air cleaner like that on my 33 and was wondering about that top pad too. What does it do?

SofaKing · 01-23-2018, 08:30 PM

I think its a silencer but it also sheds and preserves that old car smell.

lotsagas4u · 01-24-2018, 02:38 PM

Nobody knows about these mysterious top pads it appears.

Bud · 05-11-2018, 09:07 PM

Hi, I just purchased a V8-60 air "cleaner" thinking it was an oil bath air cleaner. But it looks only like a silencer, no room for oil or a filter for that matter. All it has is the hardward cloth ring with the "birds-nest air filter" behind it. I am unfamiliar with V8 parts, so is there an oil bath air filter for use on a V8 carburetor, that perhaps fits a 81 or 97 carb? I plan to run this on a Model A with a single downdraft carb. Thanks.

philipswanson · 05-12-2018, 01:45 PM

I am running a K&N in my 40 Woody. It was a bolt in, once I found the right part number. No modifications to the metal housing. Looks perfectly original from the outside and filters much better than the horse hair that came with it stock. If anyone needs the P/N for the 40, message me and I'll research it again.

Phil Swanson

01-23-2018, 05:47 PM	#21
Jim in Wisconsin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 247	Re: Restored Air Cleaner I have an air cleaner like that on my 33 and was wondering about that top pad too. What does it do?

01-23-2018, 08:30 PM	#22
SofaKing Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 756	Re: Restored Air Cleaner I think its a silencer but it also sheds and preserves that old car smell.

01-24-2018, 02:38 PM	#23
lotsagas4u Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Plainview, Texas Posts: 757	Re: Restored Air Cleaner Nobody knows about these mysterious top pads it appears.

05-11-2018, 09:07 PM	#24
Bud Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 819	Re: Restored Air Cleaner Hi, I just purchased a V8-60 air "cleaner" thinking it was an oil bath air cleaner. But it looks only like a silencer, no room for oil or a filter for that matter. All it has is the hardward cloth ring with the "birds-nest air filter" behind it. I am unfamiliar with V8 parts, so is there an oil bath air filter for use on a V8 carburetor, that perhaps fits a 81 or 97 carb? I plan to run this on a Model A with a single downdraft carb. Thanks.

05-12-2018, 01:45 PM	#25
philipswanson Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bonita, CA Posts: 1,374	Re: Restored Air Cleaner I am running a K&N in my 40 Woody. It was a bolt in, once I found the right part number. No modifications to the metal housing. Looks perfectly original from the outside and filters much better than the horse hair that came with it stock. If anyone needs the P/N for the 40, message me and I'll research it again. Phil Swanson