Taking a Powder
Even though the truck is stored for the winter, I am fortunate in that I have enough room to continue working on it. So over the past few weeks, I have cleaned up a United partial flow oil filter and an original AC oil bath air cleaner. I then had them powder coated semi-gloss black. Thanks to Jay at Apex Powder Coating in Middleton, WI, they turned out amazing. The air filter media was difficult to clean prior to powder coating, and although I did my best, it still caused quite a bit of smoke at the powder coaters!
Air Cleaner Assembly Prior to Powder Coating
The air filter is pretty much ready to go now as is. I only wish I could find an original clamp for it. It had a regular hose clamp on it with a thin strip of rubber on it between the clamp and the filter. I will be doing pretty much the same thing for the time being.
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I took a little time out to inspect the oil bath air cleaner on Cornelius. There is absolutely no oil. Plus, it isn’t even the right air cleaner for the truck. For that matter, neither is the carburetor, but it is working well so will be left alone for now. A closer inspection finds that the mesh, critical for oil bath air cleaners, is also missing.
Air Cleaner With K&N Filter Installed
So until I find a proper oil bath air cleaner for the truck, I decided to at least introduce some filtering capacity. Toward that end, I measured the inside and found an outer diameter of 6-1/2″ and an inside diameter of 5-1/4″. A search of the K&N website found a filter (E-3290) with an outside diameter of 6-1/4″ and an inside diameter of 5-1/4″ with a height of 1-1/2″. The fit is perfect.
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Cornelius Specifications:
- Make: IHC
- Model: D-2
- Type: Pickup
- Capacity: 1/2 Ton
- Wheelbase: 113"
- Year Built: 1939
- Engine: HD 213