There exist in the world many types of filters for air.
Two of the most common ones are paper disposables, as used
on modern cars, and metal wire filters.
The type you have I would guess to be the metal filter.
These are non disposable, to service them you should clean them
with somthing, I would guess parafin, and then dip them in engin
oil, drain for a bit, then put them back on.
camhi@symbol.com wrote:
> Hope some of you can help me out. I was looking at my air cleaners for my =
> 65 TR4 and they do appear to be dirty. I wanted to get some new ones but =
> all the catalogs list them at $35 or more. I don't want to spend $70 plus =
> on air filters so here are my questions:
>
> 1. Is there a way of cleaning the existing ones?
Yep, look in the haynes manual
> 2. Is there a vendor that sells cheap replacements(I have the filter that =
> has two plates attached to either end and the hole in the center for the =
> valve cover venting tube).
You shouldent need replacements, if the ones you were looking at are
K&N's or
other metal filters, the thats probenly the price you will need to pay.
Havind
said that if you alredy have metal ones, then give them a service.
> 3. Can my existing airfilters be separated from their plates without =
> doing damage so that I can possibly slip a larger Fram version for the =
> TR6?
Don't know, mine can, but then there probably different to yours,
putting on
a non standad filter will alter the tuning of the engin, making it
worse, unless
you get new jets etc.
> 4. How do I know that they really need replacing. They are dark but not =
> black and appear to be seeped with gasoline or oil(maybe from the valve =
> cover vent tube
Shouldent need replaceing if they are the metal type.
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James Carpenter
Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot
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