Can someone tell me what this is

It may be a engine oil bypass filter. Follow any hoses that are still connected to it & it may give you a clue as to what it is.

 

That's where you put the blinker fluid.

 

It looks like a henway

 

Oil bypass filter or oil centrifuge

http://glacierindustrial.com/centrifuge-models/

 

Nope, not gunna ask......dang it!! Ok, what's a henway?

 

known as a spinner II oil filter. i have used one for many miles. very good filter, can extend oil change intervals with it after you get a base line oil sample and oil sample thru the extention period. can save you a good bit of money.

 

I had a centrifuge on my truck many years ago.Got it free,won it in a contest.They work well,truly amazing the amount of dirt they will extract from the oil.Some engines use a centrifuge as their primary filter.Old technology,but we've become a spin-on throwaway world anymore,time is money.You actually have to clean these,that's why no one wants them.But man,they work!

 

Thats an old fashion perculator type coffee maker.