Air Cleaner for 1930 Essex

30essex
30essex Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Does anyone have any good ideas for an air cleaner for my 1930 Essex SuperSix sedan? It didn't come with one but I know it's supposed to have one of those "tin can devices" that attaches to the throat of the carburator. I have never seen one for sale anywhere and I doubt that they would do much good anyway. There doesn't seem to be anough room for a regular paper filter. What do other people do for an air cleaner? Thanks.

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  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    The "tin can" type for my '28 has a spinning slotted inner can which reputedly gets rid of all the crap centrifically. Believe it if you wish.

    Speed Shops are a good place to start looking for a air cleaner that "sort of looks right"
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    everyone makes fun of my can of beans air filter, at the very least it keeps objects from going right into the throat of the carb. can you or any of your buddies weld? buy a mandrel bend for exhaust, somethign that you can clamp some sort of breather onto, there are a lot of options for filters, you can either fit it into the inside of the carb like the tin can or connect it to the outside with a radiator hose. you can then mount the filter any where you want. i was going to do this but a guy gave me the tin can.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    30essex wrote:
    Does anyone have any good ideas for an air cleaner for my 1930 Essex SuperSix sedan? It didn't come with one but I know it's supposed to have one of those "tin can devices" that attaches to the throat of the carburator. I have never seen one for sale anywhere and I doubt that they would do much good anyway. There doesn't seem to be anough room for a regular paper filter. What do other people do for an air cleaner? Thanks.



    Are they like the 1929 Hudson air cleaners only smaller ? When I was at the Auburn Nationls I thought maybe I seen one in Carl Webers swap area or another persons ? I have also seen them on ebay Good Luck, Ron
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    I made one for my Hudson from a peach can! It was exactly the right external dimension. All they consisit of are two vanes which theoritically counter-rotate the air movement. the air is supposed to enter the back of the can, and is spun one way. then it hits the end of the can, and is diverted back through the inner vane, which spins the air the oppisite roatation. And the theory is that as the air hits the end, stops, and is counter-rotated, all the dirt falls out!!! Well, I tear the newspaper up and throw it on the front lawn each day, and it keeps the tigers off it. It is quite simple to convert a large baked bean can, all you need is tin snips and a soldering iron. Good luck,

    Geoff.
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Geoff C., N.Z. wrote:
    I made one for my Hudson from a peach can! It was exactly the right external dimension. All they consisit of are two vanes which theoritically counter-rotate the air movement. the air is supposed to enter the back of the can, and is spun one way. then it hits the end of the can, and is diverted back through the inner vane, which spins the air the oppisite roatation. And the theory is that as the air hits the end, stops, and is counter-rotated, all the dirt falls out!!! Well, I tear the newspaper up and throw it on the front lawn each day, and it keeps the tigers off it. It is quite simple to convert a large baked bean can, all you need is tin snips and a soldering iron. Good luck,

    Geoff.



    'the theory is that as the air hits the end................' Is that sort of like that stuff hitting a fan???? :D



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