Re: [FWDLK] oil filler cap media

[Jan & Roger van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The '58 DeSoto FSM says, for the "oil filler pipe air cleaner" and
"crankcase ventilation outlet pipe air cleaner (special equipment) (pg. 5):
Clean in kerosene and re-oil with SAE 50 engine oil.

--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66
Plymouth, '41 Dodge, '81 Imperial
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Scott" <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] oil filler cap media


> First things first...Happy Easter to all - wishing all of you a safe,
> happy
> and spiritual holiday!
>
> Here's my question - I removed the valve covers and oil filler caps from
> my
> 1958  361 V-8 and painted them.  The filler caps are vented and have a
> nipple that connects to a hose.  It appears that sealed inside the cap is
> a
> filter media of some sort.  Is there a way to clean the media, perhaps by
> soaking the cap in denatured alcohol, or is that a bad idea?  Or, doesn't
> it
> matter at all and I'm wasting my energy even thinking about it?
>
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