air filter ducting
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air filter ducting
G'Day all. I was hoping that some one out there may know where I may be able to buy a complete air filter housing to fit under a hood scoop. I have fitted an original hood scoop to my 64 f600 facing backwards, the truck is fitted with the original 4 barrel carb and vacuum governor on a 292 heavy duty engine. I know they where not on the f600's but they look good and would like to fit a working air cleaner under the scoop, I have seen photos of what I think may fit that was used on a f750 for 1964? I may have to make a few mods to bring it all together but that's OK. Any suggestions? thanks.
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All I can add is they were backwards on the passenger side not the middle
and used something like a clothes dryer (kinky) flexable tubing. Diesels
had two. The former front facing scoops had complaints maybe a wifes tale,
that they would plug up with snow and ice. Those were cable controled
by the driver. The driver would fail to move the control to heat. Carb would
load up with ice & snow-results d.o.a. Later on 1961 up they were mounted
backwards, but still you had to clean snow off the hood cause they were
not cable operated. Now if you mounted this in the middle (over the carb)
good luck, you probably have to make one, most were thrown away. With
careful measuring, its doable, then come up with a round flexable bellow
that makes contact with the hood. I remember on driver side ducting to
the exhaust manifold thermostat controled also.
sam
and used something like a clothes dryer (kinky) flexable tubing. Diesels
had two. The former front facing scoops had complaints maybe a wifes tale,
that they would plug up with snow and ice. Those were cable controled
by the driver. The driver would fail to move the control to heat. Carb would
load up with ice & snow-results d.o.a. Later on 1961 up they were mounted
backwards, but still you had to clean snow off the hood cause they were
not cable operated. Now if you mounted this in the middle (over the carb)
good luck, you probably have to make one, most were thrown away. With
careful measuring, its doable, then come up with a round flexable bellow
that makes contact with the hood. I remember on driver side ducting to
the exhaust manifold thermostat controled also.
sam
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air filter ducting
Thanks for the scoop info. I like the snow story sounds reasonable though hell will freeze over before it snows where I live.This was part of the reason to get cooler air in from outside, also thanks ND for the part drawing of the scoop,interesting that the scoop is on your drivers side I have fitted it in that position as in Australia we are right hand drive which puts it on the passengers side.
I must be missing something but how is the connection made to an offset scoop from the central carby? from the drawings shown,I thought they had a hot air control from the exhaust manifold? and a box like tube to the rubber bellows to seal under the scoop? would this ducting be still available from wrecking yards?
I must be missing something but how is the connection made to an offset scoop from the central carby? from the drawings shown,I thought they had a hot air control from the exhaust manifold? and a box like tube to the rubber bellows to seal under the scoop? would this ducting be still available from wrecking yards?
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