[ihc] oil bath filters

["James Lidberg" <jameslidberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I remember the oil bath filter on my dad's 53 Ford, the air had to bubble up through the oil and then got sucked up 
into the wire mesh, it was like a copper pad used to clean pots with, except steel. The oil would collect on the mesh 
and eventually drain back down. The dirt too. If there was dirt in the air would it not get trapped in the oil as the 
air bubbled though it and also in the oil coated mesh?

- Jim in Mesa


Date sent:      	Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:28:57 -0800
Subject:        	Re: [ihc] Postal 800 Purchased + help with some questions
From:           	John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>
To:             	James Lidberg <jameslidberg@domain.elided>,
	David Bongo <dbongo@domain.elided>,
	IHC Digest <ihc-digest@domain.elided>

> 
> A number of our guys pointed out to me that the oil bath does not do as good
> a job as a good paper filter. Gave me actual test data, among other things.
> The oil bath relies on the dust "falling out of the air" and into the oil
> for its filtration. If the dust doesn't fall out, then it goes down into the
> carb. 


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