[Healeys] Fwd: 100 air cleaners.

[Michael Salter]

Okay,  so back to the original question.
How come the filter blocks off the engine breather tube?

M

On Wed., Aug. 9, 2023, 12:01 p.m. Jean Caron, <
vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Michael,
> I have the same type of elements in the BN2 I am currently restoring.
>
> Jean
>
>
>
> Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network.
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Michael
> Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 9, 2023 7:11:33 AM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Fwd: 100 air cleaners.
>
> Hi John,
> This is the element that I'm talking about.  It is a cleanable type and is
> what was in this car with less than 30K miles.
> The elements have a "rubber" ring on each side and the filter medium in
> somewhat like a pot scrub.
> Is that not the original type?
> M
>
> On Wed., Aug. 9, 2023, 5:02 a.m. john harper, <ah100tech at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Michael
>
> I cannot be sure but it looks as if this is fitted with a dry filter
> element. The originals had an oil-wetted element that had to be washed out
> in paraffin from time to time and then re-wetted. Rather messy.
>
> I don't have a filter to hand but perhaps the wetted type did not block
> the breather pipe.
>
> All the best
>
> On Wed, 9 Aug 2023 at 05:22, Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> This picture shows an original BN1/2 front air cleaner back plate and an
> original air filter element.
> Interestingly when this unit is assembled the "O" ring of the element
> almost completely blocks off the engine breather tube in the back plate
> which renders the engine breather system inoperative.
> Bit odd?
>
> M
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