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Oil bath air cleaner housing conversion (use a modern filter)

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by jeeper50, Dec 17, 2009.

  1. Dec 17, 2009
    jeeper50

    jeeper50 jeeps 'till I die

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    jeeper50, Dec 17, 2009
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  2. Dec 17, 2009
    Howard Eisenhauer

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    Honestly I just don't see the point- The stock oil bath filter flows plenty of air for a F-head & by the time all is said & done the dry filter illustrated probably isn't any easier to get at to clean than the than the steel wool.

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Dec 17, 2009
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  3. Dec 18, 2009
    unclebill

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    the P.O. converted mine to paper and i converted it back.
    i like the idea of never having to go find a filter ever again.:coffee:
     
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  4. Dec 18, 2009
    unclebill

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    jasonjp62

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    I thought about changing mine over but i find it amazing the crap the oil catches. And mine see's allot of mud and dust. I think i will just leave well enough alone.
     
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  6. Dec 18, 2009
    winch

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    good idea,but i disagree with the first comment,if 50% of your filter is covered with dirt,i'm pretty sure you've lost more than 3% of your air flow.loljust my 2 cents though.
     
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  7. Dec 18, 2009
    Howard Eisenhauer

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    Well, I can see there's a trade-off, if a paper element gets dirty you loose airflow but the intake air stays clean.

    If you use an oil based filter than when it gets dirty you keep the air flow up but the air isn't getting cleaned.

    I think I'll replace mine with the guts out of one of those Dyson Cyclone vacs.:twisted:

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Dec 18, 2009
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  8. Dec 18, 2009
    jeep2003

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    well the way that guy did it looked pretty half assed imo. i would have atleast made it removable.
     
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  9. Dec 19, 2009
    nickmil

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    I can see the point for ease of maintenance. Pull out old filter, install new, done. Some people don't want to deal with the oil mess, oil disposal, etc. Kind
    of a neat idea if done right. For me, I'll stay with the oil bath.
     
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  10. Dec 19, 2009
    garage gnome

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    Same here. I would just clean it every time I changed the oil.
     
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  11. Dec 25, 2009
    JeepPower

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    I have to strongly disagree with that.

    I pulled the wire wool out of my oil bath housing and was able to install a cone-type K&N inside it. After having driven and maintained the oil-bath type for years, I was AMAZED at the power increase I got by this mod. It was immediately noticeable.

    A nice side effect is that it sounds cool, too. :)

    Installing the cone filter required fabricating a collar that provided a seal to the filter & to the inside of the old oil-bath filter housing.
     
    JeepPower, Dec 25, 2009
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  12. Dec 25, 2009
    nhjeep

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    Has anyone found one for a 1969 Dauntless V6?
     
    nhjeep, Dec 25, 2009
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  13. Dec 26, 2009
    Howard Eisenhauer

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    Well, now you got my curiosity up:?

    What sort of shape was the stuffin's in when you pulled it out?

    Also, anyone got plans for a bench flow tester using a shop-vac??:twisted:

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Dec 26, 2009
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