As I recall, it was a mixture of curled cattle hair and horse hair, held together by a plastic. I believe I'd just take one of the BRASS scrubbing pads and use it instead. (Brass won't rust.) Joe Savard, Lake Orion, Michigan In a message dated 1/15/2011 6:20:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, czbill@xxxxxxxxxx writes: I think a lot of vintage cars used coarse steel wool or shavings in the breather. Bill Huff At 1/14/201110:20 PM, Larry Jabin wrote: > > > >I noticed inside my oil cap there is a material >that was falling apart It looks like horse hair >not sure what it is. I did not want it to get >into the engine so I cleaned it out. >I think the purpose of is to act like a filter. >Does anybody have any good ideas as to what to replace it with & how? > >Thanks > >Larry Jabin > ><mailto:Larry%40pwbsfo.com>_Larry@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:Larry@xxxxxxxxxx) > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/