Has anyone found a paper filter that works with the 1956 oil bath air cleaner?
I’m hoping there is a paper filter that will work in our 1956 air filters.
Has anyone found a paper filter that works with the 1956 oil bath air cleaner?
I’m hoping there is a paper filter that will work in our 1956 air filters.
Jack Bowser
C56B2198
Past Ownership 1991, 3206, and 1763
2006 Ford GT
2006 Cadillac XLR-V
427 Cobra
2012 Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster
1924 Dodge Brothers Rat Rod
Lots of Bowser gas Pumps
just swap the air cleaner out for a 57
Jacob Dout
Denver Colorado
Use this link to see how to modify the oil bath unit to accept a paper filter.
https://www.markiiforum.com/showthre...ht=air+cleaner
Larry
Larry Durocher
1956 Mark II C5601429
1962 RR Silver Cloud II drophead
2006 Ford F150
2010 RR Phantom drophead
2013 Bentley GTC
2015 Lincoln MKT
Hi Jacob,
Did you decide to keep your car?
I bought a white one that looks like it has never seen rain let alone any bad weather.
The undercarriage looks like new.
I have re painted it but the interior is almost perfect so I didn't need to do anything to it.
I'll send you some pictures by email.
Regards, Jack
Jack Bowser
C56B2198
Past Ownership 1991, 3206, and 1763
2006 Ford GT
2006 Cadillac XLR-V
427 Cobra
2012 Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster
1924 Dodge Brothers Rat Rod
Lots of Bowser gas Pumps
Larry,
I took a look at my air cleaner top piece and it appears that trying to un crimp the edge around the top will be impossible to do without doing a lot of damage to the top piece.
The oil bath piece is in the way so a good angle to try prying the crimped piece is impossible.
did you have to do some repair to your top after uncrimping the edge?
I'm starting to wonder if it's worth doing.
I have considered installing a modern Carburetor in which case I would use a modern paper type filter and then I can keep the original carb and air filter in original condition.
I hear that a 450 Holley or a 600 Edelbrock makes a big difference in the cars performance.
I'm still having a slight off idle stumble after rebuilding my Carb.
I'm going to check the timing and carb adjustments to see if I can correct this.
Jack Bowser
C56B2198
Past Ownership 1991, 3206, and 1763
2006 Ford GT
2006 Cadillac XLR-V
427 Cobra
2012 Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster
1924 Dodge Brothers Rat Rod
Lots of Bowser gas Pumps
Jack,
Mine was already done when I got the car. Whoever did it, did a nice job. No visible damage.
The slight off idle stumble is very common on these cars.
You might want to take a look at an excellent post by Barry Wolk
https://www.markiiforum.com/showthre...highlight=idle
Larry
Larry Durocher
1956 Mark II C5601429
1962 RR Silver Cloud II drophead
2006 Ford F150
2010 RR Phantom drophead
2013 Bentley GTC
2015 Lincoln MKT
hey jack nope still up for sale, and great would like to see them. will tray and give ya a call in the next few days
Jacob Dout
Denver Colorado
It puzzles me why the conversion? My 1950 Mercury hasn't leaked a drop in the almost 40 years I owned it and my Continental Mark II as well since purchasing in 1993. Those are cylindrical filters that haven't been used in years and I find them to be becoming very dificult to find! My engine will always require oil to run and it works very well in the air cleaner as well! If the car is being run totally on pavement I can go a number of oil changes with the oil in the air cleaner still being clean. Use the paper filter for a ring toss game!
Thanks Larry, I took a look at Barry's post. Lots of good info there.
Jack Bowser
C56B2198
Past Ownership 1991, 3206, and 1763
2006 Ford GT
2006 Cadillac XLR-V
427 Cobra
2012 Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster
1924 Dodge Brothers Rat Rod
Lots of Bowser gas Pumps
Keep it and fix it up.
They are finally starting to get the respect they deserve. Good examples are getting up to 6 figures now.
I have everything working on mine now except the Vacuum antenna and windshield washer which I would never use anyway.
Jack Bowser
C56B2198
Past Ownership 1991, 3206, and 1763
2006 Ford GT
2006 Cadillac XLR-V
427 Cobra
2012 Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster
1924 Dodge Brothers Rat Rod
Lots of Bowser gas Pumps