Re[2]: [ihc] re: oilbath filters

["ken.dunnington" <ken.dunnington@xxxxxxxxx>]

I sent pics to John.  The list only gets is brief description.

The HD oilbath in the DD manual shows the type that feeds in from the
top and out to the intake from the side.  So the air travels down
through the entire length of the unit in the innermost tube before
being filtered. This tube terminates below oil level.  Thus the air
must "bubble" through the oil to then go up around this tube, through
the steel gauze, and out the side.

Ken

JH> on 2/17/04 10:09 AM, ken.dunnington at ken.dunnington@domain.elided wrote:

>> However, there are varying types of oilbath design.
>> Detroit Diesel, for example, had both light duty and heavy duty
>> oil bath filters.  They are quite different in design and my manual
>> shows the heavy duty type does have the intake air actually pass
>> through the oil whereas the light duty type does not.  So, any data
>> collected should only be applied to that specific type of filter
>> and should not be generalized.  If the data was collected using a
>> light duty type, what good does that do if one has a heavy duty type?
>> 
>> Ken

JH> So, Ken, how does the air pass through the oil? I can't quite picture it.

JH> Also, I guess it's safe to assume that our IH's didn't come with the heavy
JH> duty type of filters that you refer to. At least mine didn't. <g>

JH> john 


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