1) to eliminate the problem of oil dripping onto my intake manifold when removing or installing the oil bath air cleaner (which I learned the hard way was all too easy to do);
2) to resolve this issue without changing the external appearance of the original air cleaner housing, and
3) to accomplish both of the above while still providing an adequate amount of low-resistance flow of filtered air to the engine.
This mod achieved all three, so I think it was worth the effort involved. Removing the paper filter element is as simple as taking off the upper air cleaner housing and lifting out the cartridge.
As with all of the rebuilds and mods I've done on this jeep, I really enjoy the challenge of creating a workable solution to a problem like this!
Just reading this, and will attack the same issue with my '69 Commando (sooner or later), But, I'd argue that there was a fourth goal that was not mentioned but similarly met regardless: fitting a standard and readily available aftermarket filter. Although I gotta wonder how much longer an air filter for an '82 Toyota Starlet might be considered 'readily available'.
Jeep 225 V-6 Oil Bath To Paper Element Air Cleaner Conversion
in Vintage Jeep® Vehicles 1941-71
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Just reading this, and will attack the same issue with my '69 Commando (sooner or later), But, I'd argue that there was a fourth goal that was not mentioned but similarly met regardless: fitting a standard and readily available aftermarket filter. Although I gotta wonder how much longer an air filter for an '82 Toyota Starlet might be considered 'readily available'.
Well done, regardless.