Air Filter housing gaskets?

[manny1973]

Does anyone know a source for new rubber gaskets for a stock 72Z air filter housing?

Any help is greatly appreciated. I want to get one powder coated and I'm going to need new ones after it's done.

[Powderkeg]

Call ZTherapy.

[Zealous]

I am also curious as to what other people do for these seals, is there a McMaster seal, not for the seal to the carbs but the internal seals in the housing. Sorry if this is a hijack but I thought he meant the internal seals.

[manny1973]

I do mean the rubber seals inside the air cleaner box. Even some help with part numbers would help. They must be avail. somewhere as I know others have powder coated them. The seals in them would just melt in the heat used to powder coat.

Looks like it takes three of them,

[Bonzi Lon]

You will need 2 of the filter gaskets (called packing) #16547-E3210, and one for the outer edge seal #16548-E3210, both of which are NLA from Courtsey Nissan, checked this morning.

I'm sure some could be made. The oval ones are flat with a concave in the center to assist getting a good seal, it is 8mm wide and 4mm thick. The squeezing of the cover is what helps seal it. The metal part of the filter housing where it mates is 29mm wide.

The outer seal is solid and appears to have been about 6-7mm wide, it also seals with pressure from the mounting bolts, wing nuts. I'm sure a round peice of rubber / silicone of that size could be glued in place.

I want to paint / powdercoat my filter box too, and afraid they will crumble when I try to remove them. I'll figure something out.

Bonzi Lon

[fixitman]

I have (1) NOS outer seal, part no. 16547-E3210 for sale. If interested, please PM me with an offer.

Fixitman

[manny1973]

fixitman. PM sent. Guys what is a fair price for this???????

[manny1973]

Bonzi Lon, I took mine off but they are pretty much not worth putting back on. They came off using a razor blade and screw driver. Very brittle and hard. Hopefully we can find something that will work.

[FastWoman]

I have no idea whether this would be helpful, but I de-rusted and repainted the air cleaner box on my 280, which I realize is totally different. I replaced the gasket on the clamshell with adhesive-backed weatherstripping. I applied some contact cement to both surfaces to get a solid stick. So far it's worked great.

[kenz240z]

While powder coating will provide a nice, durable finish, consider that Chevy engine orange paint is a near match for the original color. I refinished the air cleaner on my '71 with Chevy engine orange and only sprayed the outside surface of the air cleaner and backing plate (that mounts to the carbies.) I figured no one will spend too much time looking at the inside of the air cleaner... . I left the rubber seal in place, as it is in marginal shape and I feared ruining it if I removed it. But, as FastWoman mentions, weather stripping would work fine as a replacement.

[jalexquijano]

Still looking for the gaskets!!!   Anyone has an option as replacement in case the gaskets are not available anymore?

[zKars]

I've purchased the K&N washable filters for the air box and found them to be just a bit too thick with the stock gaskets on the housing. This is good and bad news. The K&N filters have rubber top and bottom rings, and thus if the gaskets are removed, the filters fit (and seal) just right!

 

So, if your stock rubbers are shot, remove them and use the K&N filters.  It's an E-2910

 

http://www.knfilters.ca/search/product.aspx?prod=E-2910

 

To no-ones surprise I'm sure, I have one good used internal gasket for a 70-72 filter housing hanging around if anyone wants it.