Oil level in air cleaner-filter

richard d hayes · Jul 20, 2016

TO-35, Z-134 gas engine with oil bath cleaner. Can someone tell me the level the oil should be in relation to the end of the air intake tube. (distance above or below the end of the air intake tube) I can fill the cup to the fill line and depending on where it is filled on the approximately 3/16 inch fill line, the air intake tube will be located just barely above the oil or it can be barely below the oil. On my tractor a couple of squirts from a hand-held oil can make the difference. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

miner09 · Jul 20, 2016

You have a fill line on cup. The oil will be pulled up into steel filler when engine
runs and goes down and brings dirt into cup to settle. I just fill to line and replace.

Steve@Advance · Jul 20, 2016

I never really thought about how important the oil level was, always just try to keep some in it.

But you got me to thinking, appears it is more important than I thought...

Another commonly overlooked item is the wire mesh. I've seen those totally clogged with dirt! Though somewhat difficult to do, the mesh needs to be pulled out, washed, blown out, and carefully packed back in.
oil bath

maxwell99 · Jul 21, 2016

I would not take the mesh out of filter, might be hard to get back inside the filter,

I took the filter off, TO 35 z134 engine,
Soaked it in kerosene for a hr or so then ran clean kerosene through the filter till it ran clean,
Then let it drip dry over night,
Reinstalled the filter, good to go,

The wire mesh was very dirty, this cleaning should have been done years ago,

Steve@Advance · Jul 21, 2016

Right, it is not easy to get back in!

I should have said only in extreme conditions should it come out. When I first got the TO35, it looked like it must not have ever been cleaned! It was so hard packed, I don't think it could have been cleaned without pulling it out!

I got it out and back in, but I remember it being somewhat difficult.

richard d hayes · Jul 21, 2016

Thanks for the info. The air cleaner was extremely dirty. It was completely cleaned (even the mesh). The mesh was submerged in a solvent for a period of time and then placed in a vibrating unit for and hour or so. When removed it was 95% clean. Looked like a scouring pad you get for the store. I then blew out the remainder of the particles which looked like wood chips with compressed air. To reinstall, found a pipe the approx. diameter as the air intake tube. Wrapped the mesh around it, removed the inter pipe, and then carefully reinserted into the filter housing.

richard d hayes · Jul 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 04:18:52 07/21/16) I never really thought about how important the oil level was, always just try to keep some in it.

But you got me to thinking, appears it is more important than I thought...

Another commonly overlooked item is the wire mesh. I've seen those totally clogged with dirt! Though somewhat difficult to do, the mesh needs to be pulled out, washed, blown out, and carefully packed back in.
oil bath

Steve--Your reference web site "oil bath" is a perfect example of my original question. I have seen this site before and many other types of information regarding the oil bath cleaner on old engines. On my tractor engine, there are two oil cups, an inter and outer cup. The outer cup has the oil fill line mark. When oil is added to the line and the inter cup inserted, the oil level will rise and could be high enough to cause the air intake tube to be submerged. This has happened to me and oil was sucked into the carb. The web site you reference show two situations, the tube below and above the oil level. I can therefore assume it depends on the engine design.

Steve Oller · Jul 25, 2016

I was just getting started on
changing the oil in the filter of
my 2N, the same applies to it.

Oil level in air cleaner-filter

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