The Ford Barn

peewee2you · 04-12-2011, 12:46 AM

Can anyone tell me what was used as the batting inside behind the screen in the oil bath air cleaner, it appears that much of it was removed and am looking to add it back, it appears to be gold in color and long strands matted up.

Does anyone know if it can be gotten, or what can use in it's place, had carb problems and mechanic removed some to try and get to run right, rather than rebuilding carb, which has been done now, just trying to straighten out the mess.

345 DeSoto · 04-12-2011, 05:30 AM

Some of them used bronze wool...

34PKUP · 04-12-2011, 05:43 AM

Don't know if it's true or not but I remember it being referred to as 'horse hair'

B-O-B · 04-12-2011, 11:21 AM

Yep think it was rubbercovered horse hair. I read that some where. I've also heard of using the bronze/brass steel wool. You might do a search as somewhere there was a thread on converting to modern type paper element.

fordy_nine · 04-12-2011, 03:05 PM

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I don't know much about pre-WWII Fords but, during Forties and Fifties, Fords had both "dry" filters with horsehair and "oil bath" filters with all-metal elements using mesh similar to the material B-O-B mentioned. The dry filter was standard equipment and the oil-bath was an option. If you are looking for copper, brass or stainless pot-scrubbers,they are all available at MsMaster-Carr, www.mcmaster.com

04-12-2011, 12:46 AM	#1
peewee2you Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 663	Oil Bath Air filter Can anyone tell me what was used as the batting inside behind the screen in the oil bath air cleaner, it appears that much of it was removed and am looking to add it back, it appears to be gold in color and long strands matted up. Does anyone know if it can be gotten, or what can use in it's place, had carb problems and mechanic removed some to try and get to run right, rather than rebuilding carb, which has been done now, just trying to straighten out the mess.

04-12-2011, 05:30 AM	#2
345 DeSoto Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Skaneateles,NY(summer)/Port St.Lucie,FL(winter Posts: 126	Re: Oil Bath Air filter Some of them used bronze wool... __________________ ..."If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit"...

04-12-2011, 05:43 AM	#3
34PKUP Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 794	Re: Oil Bath Air filter Don't know if it's true or not but I remember it being referred to as 'horse hair'

04-12-2011, 11:21 AM	#4
B-O-B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft Mohave,Az Posts: 1,987	Re: Oil Bath Air filter Yep think it was rubbercovered horse hair. I read that some where. I've also heard of using the bronze/brass steel wool. You might do a search as somewhere there was a thread on converting to modern type paper element.

04-12-2011, 03:05 PM	#5
fordy_nine Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Springboro. Ohio Posts: 212	Re: Oil Bath Air filter Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I don't know much about pre-WWII Fords but, during Forties and Fifties, Fords had both "dry" filters with horsehair and "oil bath" filters with all-metal elements using mesh similar to the material B-O-B mentioned. The dry filter was standard equipment and the oil-bath was an option. If you are looking for copper, brass or stainless pot-scrubbers,they are all available at MsMaster-Carr, www.mcmaster.com