[dsn_klr650] stock air filter clean?

[Scherer, Michael]

Careful with that Coleman fuel. It's gasoline. My old dirtbike manuals recommended gas to clean a foam filters. It works well but is really dangerous. I use kerosene now. Squeeze it well then oil and squeeze some more. Biker Mike. -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, Mark [mailto:markw@...] Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 1:06 PM To: DSN_KLR650@egroups.com Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Stock air filter clean? i use about a cup of coleman fuel and an old coffee can and squish it around for a bit. this loosens all the dirt and oil. then i use dish detergent and hot water, which seems to get it pretty darn clean. then i let it sit on the counter to dry while i go watch a football game or something. i try to minimize the amount of petroleum solvents i use, because i don't have any good way to dispose of them. i just started using the no-toil biodegradable filter kit. i've only cleaned the filter once with it so far, but it seemed to work great, and i'm alot happier about putting biodegradable stuff down the drain or on the ground or wherever. mw

> -----Original Message----- > From: dan shaw [mailto:dan_iss@...] > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 6:32 AM > To: Tumu Rock; DSN_KLR650@egroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Stock air filter clean? > > > just soak it in a solvent like kerosen and let it air > dry. i supposed carb cleaner would work to... > > dan > --- Tumu Rock wrote: > > What's the best method for cleaning a stock foam air > > filter? > > > > My local mechanical wizards said to use carburetor > > cleaner and an air > > compressor....don't have an air compressor...is > > there another way? > > > > dat brooklyn bum > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Say Bye to Slow Internet! > > http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html > > > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > > > Visit our site at > > http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

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