17 Paseo Verde
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Greetings! New to this forum, and new owner of a Dart that came with a factory 340. I've been into classic cars for many years, but this is my first Chrysler vehicle. I have a question about the correct air cleaner for the engine.
I received the car from the estate of a friend who passed away, so while I have a lot of paperwork with the car, and spare parts, it appears to have the incorrect air cleaner. When I got it in late November, there was one of those K&N open element air cleaners on the carb (a newer Edelbrock, but I have the original Carter AVS in the box). Also, what I thought was a factory air cleaner in the trunk, as well as a "340 Four Barrel" pie plate. Being a stock kind of guy, I swapped on the alternate air cleaner, but then someone who saw a picture of it said it was not the one that would have come with the car, but something from a 1972 Mopar. It's not as tall as what I've seen looking around a bit, and his has a snorkel with a vacuum-operated valve thing.
Easy enough to find used and reproduction "correct" air cleaners online, but someone with knowledge of these cars told me that the Dart might have had its own distinctive air cleaner in '68, one not like those used on other V8 Dodges and Plymouths. I can't see any logical reason for this to be true - hoping someone on here might have the definitive answer for me.
Thank you in advance!
I received the car from the estate of a friend who passed away, so while I have a lot of paperwork with the car, and spare parts, it appears to have the incorrect air cleaner. When I got it in late November, there was one of those K&N open element air cleaners on the carb (a newer Edelbrock, but I have the original Carter AVS in the box). Also, what I thought was a factory air cleaner in the trunk, as well as a "340 Four Barrel" pie plate. Being a stock kind of guy, I swapped on the alternate air cleaner, but then someone who saw a picture of it said it was not the one that would have come with the car, but something from a 1972 Mopar. It's not as tall as what I've seen looking around a bit, and his has a snorkel with a vacuum-operated valve thing.
Easy enough to find used and reproduction "correct" air cleaners online, but someone with knowledge of these cars told me that the Dart might have had its own distinctive air cleaner in '68, one not like those used on other V8 Dodges and Plymouths. I can't see any logical reason for this to be true - hoping someone on here might have the definitive answer for me.
Thank you in advance!
