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Air Cleaner Change
Hi Jackson'v,
Being somewhat of a "purist",I would try to encourage you to keep your stock
aircleaner.I don't see how oil could have gotten out of the aircleaner unless it
maybe had too much oil in it to begin with.
Many coils are filled with oil,which can ooze out when they are old and failing.
Could the oil possibly be coming from the coil itself?
If you have the aircleaner with a scoop on each side,they are highly sought after
by hot rodders.If you go ahead and replace it,I hope that you will try to keep it
in the "Olds community". You could probably trade it for other Olds pieces that
you want/need with other Olds guys.It is so popular that they are even making
fiberglass replicas of that aircleaner for the "poser" crowd. Have you seen the
early Olds valve covers that are being made in China to fit onto small block
Chevys so the "posers" can disguise their ho-hum engines? How tiring!
I would offer to trade you a genuine '57 J-2 intake manifold (for 3-2bbl. carbs)
if it wasn't for the high cost of shipping from Texas.
Actually,I would rather see you keep it with the car it came on.
Caveat emptori,make sure that your hood can't be opened when your car is
parked and locked or some creep will steal it. It would take less than 2 minutes!
I am mostly a hot rodder myself.I began using Olds engines when I was 17 (1961).
If you want to see my hot rod in progress,send me your real email address since
I can't figure out how to post pic's here.
"Ransom" would be proud of us!
MickeyD
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