Joe and all, We used to make paint filters and the filter media was horse hair, am sure if someone looked hard enough it would still be available. Jim Faber > > From: jlsavard@xxxxxxx > Date: 2005/02/09 Wed AM 12:12:32 EST > To: Cotejohnr@xxxxxxx, c300lover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 55/56 air cleaners > > > > In a message dated 2/8/2005 12:04:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > cotejohnr@xxxxxxx writes: > > When restoring mine, I had some of the material still in the "cans". I > supplemented the material with 3M "Scotchbrite" mesh, cutting it so I could > pass it inside under the metal fingers and in a size large enough so as not to > get "sucked up". > Don't know just how efficient it is but engine runs great! Anyone else? > John Cote > CT. > > > > In case someone cares, the original stuff was a composite of curled cattle > tail hair and hog hair, (I think 60%/40%) held together with a product that > had a high concentration of chlorophyll. I suppose it could have been pretty > odoriferous without the chlorophyll. It was green as grass in its unused > form. I was always amused when I read the description on a blueprint. > > More useless information...... as senility continues its relentless advance! > > > > Joe Savard > Lake Orion, MI > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Meet the McDonald¿s® Lincoln Fry get free digital souvenirs, Web-only video and bid on the Lincoln Fry prop charity auction. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2YkgMD/fV0JAA/Y3ZIAA/8LmulB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/