Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: wilhelm on June 10, 2020, 05:46:55 PM
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My '52 Kaiser Manhattan has an oil bath air cleaner. My '51 Kaiser Deluxe has a paper filter that sits on top of the carburetor. I assume the oil bath cleaner on the '52 is stock and the paper filter was added later on the '51. To me, the oil bath cleaner is too large & cumbersome and takes up too much room. I like the simplicity of the paper filter.
My question: I prefer the paper filter and want to put one on the '52. Are there downsides to that idea? If I were to do that, where can I buy one? Thank you!
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Please post pictures of the 1951 air cleaner with the paper filter. I have never heard of one for a Kaiser.
You are correct that the oil bath air cleaner for a 1952 Kaiser Manhattan is same as on 1951 model year Kaisers. They also have the same carburetors.
Downside to the paper one is they may be hard to come by; what is the number on the paper element? The oil bath cleaner just heeds a wipe out of the old oil and captured crud and putting in new oil..
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Thanks for your response, KFLibrary. Attached are 4 photos which may help. Just to be sure we're talking about the same thing, I call this a paper filter, is that the same term you use? Or, were you thinking of some other kind of filter. I searched and searched and could find no number on the filter. I should have measured it ... I will tomorrow.
What are your thoughts now? Anyone else have thoughts on this? Is it a good filter for a '52 Kaiser? Where can I buy one?
Thanks ...
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Here are the measurements of my paper filter. The outside diameter of the metal cover of the paper filter is 4 3/8 inches. The outside diameter of the paper filter is 3 7/8. Has anyone used these? Is there a disadvantage of using one of these filters in my '52 Manhattan? I like it in my '51 Kaiser and I'm thinking of putting it in my '52 Manhattan. Where can I buy one? I looked and looked and couldn't find a number on it anywhere. Thanks!
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The chrome air cleaner is NOT the air cleaner for any K-F product. It may not be doing an effective job of filtering the air going into the carb. This is an aftermarket item normally found on, for lack of a better term, hot rods. For best results, I suggest that you make sure both of your cars have the oil-bath cleaner as shown in the attached photo and follow maintenance instructions for it found in the 1951 Kaiser and Frazer Shop Manual put out by Kaiser-Frazer or service information in the owner's manual for either automobile