Question from new guy....again
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Question from new guy....again
Im wanting to keep everything original or close to as possible on my 64 f100.
Would it make any sense to change oil bath to paper , and change generator to alternator?? I have a 223, and I feel that everything should be fine the way it is, but if you guys have any insight from your experiences, I'd like to know about em....
Thanks,
Phillip
Would it make any sense to change oil bath to paper , and change generator to alternator?? I have a 223, and I feel that everything should be fine the way it is, but if you guys have any insight from your experiences, I'd like to know about em....
Thanks,
Phillip
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The only reason oil bath air cleaners 'went out' is they are messy and require maintanence. They are equal to or better than a paper filter as far as keeping junk out of your engine. I've retained mine on the 352 and don't plan to change it. Servicing the oil is easy enough.
Gen vs. alt, I think the only reason to change to an alt would be if you needed more charging power.
Gen vs. alt, I think the only reason to change to an alt would be if you needed more charging power.
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Sorry for not posting sooner---
Thanks for the advice.....I may go with the original stuff once I begin to restore it. For now, Im just going to mess around with whatever I find at boneyards................
Thanks again!!
Thanks for the advice.....I may go with the original stuff once I begin to restore it. For now, Im just going to mess around with whatever I find at boneyards................
Thanks again!!
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I also have a 64.I have a paper air filter because the orginal is long gone.I'm in the process of getting the parts togather to convert it to a one wire GM alt.
Brian
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I wanted the original look without the mess so I hogged out the upper half of the oil bath unit and put a cheap chrome aftermarket assembly with paper element inside the two halves of the canister. Fits perfectly. I think it's 8" in diameter.
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I used a Zipcut to cut the webs between the oval holes and cleaned up the sharp edge with a grinder. I had anticipated that I would have to use the aftermarket bottom half, and simply hang the original, modified top over the whole works, but the cheap chrome piece fit into the original bottom like it was made for it. The height of the whole assembly is determined by the thickness of the paper element. (You might want to measure an unmodified unit to determine how much of the bottom half should be exposed.) I used the original stud and wingnut.
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Originally posted by minishtr
I also have a 64.I have a paper air filter because the orginal is long gone.I'm in the process of getting the parts togather to convert it to a one wire GM alt.
Brian
I also have a 64.I have a paper air filter because the orginal is long gone.I'm in the process of getting the parts togather to convert it to a one wire GM alt.
Brian
Stock brackets, 2 wires, internal regulated, and fanned, and its 95 amps
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Originally posted by Andysutt
Check out my post on FE board, and 61-66 board on the 2 wire tempo alternator
Stock brackets, 2 wires, internal regulated, and fanned, and its 95 amps
Check out my post on FE board, and 61-66 board on the 2 wire tempo alternator
Stock brackets, 2 wires, internal regulated, and fanned, and its 95 amps
Brian