1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

water or sediment should be
cleaned out when it can be seen
in the glass bowl.
The bowl may be removed by
unscrewing the thumb nut on
the underside of the bowl and
swinging the yoke to one side.
The screen strainer at the top
of the bowl vis.ii.illv conies ofl
with the howl but if it does
nor, ir may be removed by
pulling it straight down.
l'i%. 2('. The gasoline filter slinuld be
removed and cleaned whenever water
or sediment appears in the howl.
Anvdirt on the strainer should
be washed off with gasoline
and the bowl should be wiped clean. The bowl should then
be reinstalled with the screen on top. Make sure the bowl
seats properly against the cork gasket at the top of the filter,
swing the yoke into place and tighten
the thumb nut
Retoiner Nut
Fig. 27. The strainer in the
carburetor may he removed with
the bowl bv disconnecting the
teed pipe and removing the
rcr^inint; nur
Carburetor Air Cleaner
The strainer on the carburetor
where the gasoline enters should also
be cleaned periodically. It may be
removed bv disconnecting the feed
pipe and unscrewing the nut at the
bottom of the bowl as shown in
figure 27. Both the strainer and the
sediment chamber should be cleaned
in the same manner as the gasoline
filter.
The carburetor intake silencers serve also as air cleaners.
The cleaners are designed to catch any Just or lint in the air
before it is drawn into the carburetors. They are automatic in
operation and require no attention other than periodic cleaning.
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The.mileage at which the air cleaners requires attention depends
entirely upon the conditions under which the car is operated
For normal driving in cities and on hard surfaced roads, cleaning
once every 6000 miles is sufficient. Under extreme conditions
Fig. 28. The air cleaner should be disassembled from the silencer and cleaned
at regular intervals. The V-8 cleaner is sh