I would like to keep the engine in my '54 Mercury looking original although it is a 292. I want to get rid of the teapot setup and go with a "B" manifold so I can use a modern Holly carb. Has anyone ever modified the teapot air cleaner to fit on the later Holly 4 bbl carb? I recall seeing a '56 at a show years ago and the owner told me he had the later carb but the engine had the original air cleaner on it. He had made it fit somehow. Thanks, Alan S. Freeman

If you have a 4 barrel teapot, it will fit the later carb if the carbs both have 5 1/8" flanges for the air filter.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Thanks. I will try it as it sounds like it will fit. Alan

I have the original A/C on mine with a 390 Holley.Had to bend the flange a little on the bottom of the housing.I also converted it to dry element.

  

I did the same thing on mine, 390 Holly trimed a small flange of the bottom and it fits like it was made for it.

Please tell me how you did the dry element conversion, would like to do mine

I got another air cleaner in less than great condition.All you would really need is a top of the oil bath filter if you can find just that part.I removed everything from the top so that all that was used was the actual lid.I used the tray that held the oil which the dry element sits in and creates a seal on the bottom.I have a filter element that I used.I will post the part # next post.I used a piece of 3/4 inch round foam shaped into a donut on top of the element to get a good seal between the lid and the element. Much cleaner to work with than the original oil bath cleaner.

  

I converted my oil bath to a dry element in a really simple manner. I posted info/pics a while ago, if tou do a search you should be able to find it. If not let me know and ill dee if i can dig up some pics.

Ron

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

Found the link, about half way down in this thread. I think it was an 8" or 9" air filter, not 6" as i stated earlier in the thread. Its a standard moroso filter from summit/jegs...
Hope this helps
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/Topic30418-3-1.aspx#bm30587

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

   I am wanting to replace my Teapot carbureator on my 1955 Ford Crown Victoria. Would like to use the Holley 390 carbureator.  However after reading up on the Holley it mentions a kick down on the carb for the transmission.  I don't think my Fordomatic transmission has a kick down.

  So should I purchase a carb without a kick-down.  Please help.

Ray

I believe your Fordomatic has a kickdown, but I'll let someone else get into the details. However, does your Crown Victoria appear to be an original 4 Bbl (teapot) dual exhaust car originally? If so, it may have been a 272 "power pack" engine car, with higher compression heads also... My point is, that if so, and if the car is fairly original body wise and so on..don't dispose of the parts you remove!. To collectors, the car is worth far more relatively stock, than if substantially modified..

Paul