My 1977 W200 has an oil bath air cleaner. I don't have any experience with that type. Does that style cleaner filter as well as a paper element? What are the advantages/disadvantages? What would be the options for converting to a paper element?
They typically filter better than a paper element but are restrictive and messy. They also tend to not work well in a off road vehicle that get tilted at crazy angles. You should be able to get either an aftermarket air cleaner or a used paper element air cleaner from a truck with a similar carb with no issues.
My 73 had a paper type cleaner. I never seen a 70's truck with one. Nor are they mentioned in any of the FSM's, except for the 73, which shows it for the D600's
My 73 had a paper type cleaner. I never seen a 70's truck with one. Nor are they mentioned in any of the FSM's, except for the 73, which shows it for the D600's
Trust me, they are stock. My '74 owners manual lists how to clean and change the oil in it every 12 months or 12k miles. The paper element ones are much more common but the oil bath air cleaners do pop up every now and again.
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Thanks for all the replies. I'll get a pic of that air cleaner up as soon as I can. If not being level is a problem for an oil bath, I'm thinking I should change to a paper element; there's not much level ground here in WV.
The types of hills and such that you find on most roads, is not a problem. The time to worry, is going off road. Remember, they were used extensively from the 20's, to the 60's. Just need to make sure the oil level is correct.
Yup, that's the same air cleaner my '74 W200 had on it. I remember thinking it looked like a pot sitting on top of the engine. I hung onto mine for a few years after I swapped it out for the 2BBL air cleaner off my old Charger but I eventually scrapped it.
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