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kiwighia68
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 Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:16 am Post subject: Thin aircleaner to fit on top of solex carb |
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I'm trying to tidy my engine bay without making big changes (dual carbs, etc) to the engine. I'm going to move the battery to under the back seat and I'm thinking of replacing the oil bath air cleaner with a flat dry aircleaner. The flat aircleaner has to go on top of my standard Solex carb.
My questions: Is this do-able? If so, which aircleaner would fit? My car is a '68 coupe without the inbuilt rain-drain in the rear decklid (not the thicker one that is standard on later models).
(I'm going for a clean look engine bay and will (temporarily) remove the battery hold-down clamp and the air cleaner stand.)
Thanks.
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Bloku
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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My ghia has a flat air cleaner on top of the carb. It fits fin, but I have no rain catch.
Hope it helps.
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CiderGuy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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| On my Ghia, the oil breather hose connects to the oil bath air cleaner. Have you given an idea as to how you plan on venting your engine case? |
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kiwighia68
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| On my Ghia, the oil breather hose connects to the oil bath air cleaner. Have you given an idea as to how you plan on venting your engine case? |
Okay, you' ve got me there. So it's more complicated than I thought. Any solution? Thanks for responding. I might have made a fool (or a bigger one than I already am) of myself there.
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CiderGuy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| kiwighia68 wrote: |
| CiderGuy wrote: |
| On my Ghia, the oil breather hose connects to the oil bath air cleaner. Have you given an idea as to how you plan on venting your engine case? |
Okay, you' e got me there. So it's more complicated than I thought. Any solution? Thanks for responding. I might have made a fool (or a bigger one than I already am) of myself there. |
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I think they did different things for different years, or even the markets they were selling in. Just check how its done on your car now. |
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sactojesse
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| CiderGuy wrote: |
| On my Ghia, the oil breather hose connects to the oil bath air cleaner. Have you given an idea as to how you plan on venting your engine case? |
Most aftermarket air cleaners for stock Solex carbs have a provision for the crankcase breather hose. See this one for example:
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C13-9076
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aero3113
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When I first bought my Ghia it had a K&N filter on it. It didn't run as smooth as I thought it should so I hooked the original oil bath filter back up. Once the oil bath was back in it ran great! (The plastic fuel filter has since been relocated)
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Woreign
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Here's how I hooked up the breather hose on my engine:
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kiwighia68
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Thanks guys, Woreign has shown me how to do it. Thanks for the other contributions.
I think this thread is now closed.
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vwsb74
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Here's how I hooked up the breather hose on my engine:
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You still have rain catcher?
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