Oil Bath Air Cleaner for 1956 Dodge

dougruffner Posted 2013-06-24 3:18 AM (#382588) Subject: Oil Bath Air Cleaner for 1956 Dodge Veteran Posts: 177 Location: Omaha, NE How do I clean the original air cleaner element for my 1956 Dodge D500? It has a fabric mesh holding it together that is very fragile and coming apart. I'm afraid it will disintegrate if I attempt to clean it with gas or lacquer thinner. Are they available NOS or otherwise? Thanks, Doug Ruffner rbmain Posted 2013-06-24 4:12 AM (#382593 - in reply to #382588) Subject: Re: Oil Bath Air Cleaner for 1956 Dodge Do not use gas, way too flammable. The old timers soaked them in kerosene. But spray brake cleaner will work better and faster. I found a modern dry cartridge that would fit and got a 12" lid for my 56 Plym. Edited by rbmain 2013-06-24 6:59 PM (20121127_104101 (2).jpg) Attachments ---------------- 20121127_104101 (2).jpg (98KB - 97 downloads) ttotired Posted 2013-06-24 6:42 PM (#382695 - in reply to #382588) Subject: Re: Oil Bath Air Cleaner for 1956 Dodge Expert 5K+ Posts: 8445 Location: Perth Australia Would you want to re use an air filter that was comming apart? rbmain has the good oil (I think) in putting some sort of lare style filter in yours