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David (La)

07-20-1999 09:19:12




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My 8N has the oil bath air cleaner and a side vent in the hood. I took it apart and found a real mess in the oil pan at the bottom. Cleaned that up and restored with new oil. The top has like a screen about 2" tall and the same dia. as the canister, but nothing in it just a fine mesh screen. What goes in this to keep out dust? The Ford dealer mentioned that it cost about $150 to replace the whole air cleaner.

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Robert

07-20-1999 19:21:35




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 Re: 8N air cleaner question in reply to David (La), 07-20-1999 09:19:12  
Here's a tip that has worked well for me. Under the louvered door on the hood where the screen is, I cut out a square of foam to fit over the screen. Used 1/2 inch thick foam. If you do a lot of mowing, you have to clean this 'pre-filter' often. But it only takes a minute to wash it out and stick it back in. The oil bath will stay clean for a long, long time. Very little crud builds up inside. I like this because the oil bath simply takes longer to clean up an re-oil. Lots of lawn mowers with paper air-filters use a foam pre-filter as do some auto applications. Works good on tractors too!!!

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Stan

07-20-1999 17:31:00




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 Re: 8N air cleaner question in reply to David (La), 07-20-1999 09:19:12  
Try taking the canister right off the tractor, pull the mesh screen out with needle nose pliers, and when get it all out you will probably find lots of dirt lodged above the screen. I had about 2 cup fulls of dirt in mine. After cleaning it up had to re-adjust carb. Good luck.
Stan



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Nolan

07-20-1999 10:53:22




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 Re: 8N air cleaner question in reply to David (La), 07-20-1999 09:19:12  
The louvered door and screen are there to keep the chaff out. Things like leaves and stems and such. The oil bath is what keeps the dust out. The incoming air goes completely through the oil bath, bubbling through it if you will. That captures a lot of the dust. There is also supposed to be a mesh pad in the air stream right after the oil bath that gets coated with oil as the tractor runs, that almost all the remaining dust gets caught on as the air goes snaking through that pad.

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