Oiling the gauze air filter

[Fencepost]

My 1929 box saloon has been fitted previously with the Zenith 26VA carb and has a gauze filter over the air intake. I was looking at a restored example that had a sticker on it saying that it should be cleaned in parrafin and oiled with a light oil. How does one go about this? I have only ever had paper filters or oiled foam filters. Never gauze. Wouldn't it all just drip out?

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    This is not my car but i have the same carb and air filter albiet gravity fed.

[David Stepney]

No, unless one is too enthusiastic with the oil can. The oil will stick to the gauze and trap any micro particles.

[Old Dave]

Is this an after market filter, as they say? My car 32 RN has no filter at all of course. Is it worth trying to rig something?

[Derek Sheldon]

This will start them ticking?

[Graham Barker]

Old Dave, I understand that the gauze filters were fitted to the export Rubies.  Hence they are quite common on Rubies in NZ. Not sure whether they were offered for the RN.
Graham.

[Steve kay]

An esteemed forumist sometimes has a batch of Export Air Filters made, one is used on my Ruby. The search slot will not find any discussions thereof and I am miles away from my carefully organised archive so can’t pass on their name. Perhaps the person will contribute.

[Fencepost]

That would explain why there is nothing in tha handbook about it and the sticker on mine is long gone. Yes the car is in New Zealand I shall oil forth with and maybe try and recreate the sticker.

[Ivor Hawkins]

I remember an old Sunbeam-Talbot I had, the instructions were to soak the gauge in light oil and allow it to drain, which I did in the hub cap until there were no more drips left, then put it back it back together.

Perhaps a similar approach maybe worth a try?

[Steve Jones]

But Sevens don't have hub caps

[Ivor Hawkins]

Well that puts paid to that!