An oil bath type air cleaner, as the name implies, requires oil for effective air filtration. What statement is true concerning the oil bath air cleaners used to protect the auxiliary diesel engines on your tug?

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An oil bath air cleaner should have an oil level maintained so that the oil level is just below the oil drain hole of the oil reservoir.

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An oil bath air cleaner should be completely flooded with oil so that the wire-mesh element is kept completely submerged in oil.

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The wire-mesh filter element should be dipped in oil prior to installation. Other than that, the oil bath air cleaner is kept dry.

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An oil bath air cleaner should have an oil level maintained so that the oil level is just at the top of the central tube.

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