Speaking of filters, can someone post the proper way to care for and
maintenance the metal type filter that is used for the weber downdraft
carburator?....ie: How often should it be cleaned, should some substance
be used to treat it?...If so, what?....etc.
"Barry Schwartz wrote:
>
> I wrote, and Allen added -
> >>... you would be surprised at the amount of stuff you sniff in,
> >>especially being so low the the ground - I've often wondered how sand gets
> >>into the air cleaners on the truck!! and I don't drive off road - you can
> >>just imagine what that could do to your cylinder walls!
> >
> >I agree, but I've always wondered about those hot rods with 6"-8" ram tubes
> >sticking up on top of the Webers, or whatever, with no eviddence of air
> >filtering. Do they simply expect to rebuild their engines so frequently that
> >they don't worry about airborne abrasives?
> *********************************
> Allen,
> I suspect that *most* of these cars are driven usually to shows, and
> special events. I don't see many driving to work and back every day. In
> the early days, the idea (besides looking cool), was to get the least
> amount of restriction and the most air flow. Which is NO air filter (but
> some kind of air entry smoothing device), or velocity stacks or ram tubes
> which tune the incoming air at narrow engine RPM ranges for maximum
> velocity. With race only cars, you would be rebuilding the engine after a
> couple of races anyway (if you were lucky). Little regard to engine wear.
> Things are a little different for our daily driven vehicles :-}.
>
> Barry Schwartz (San Diego)
> bschwart@pacbell.net
>
> 72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
> 70 GT6+ (When I don't drive the Spit)
> 70 Spit (Currently undergoing a frame off)
> 73 Ford Courier (parts hauler)
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