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[Tom Myers]

>Best way is the old tried and true of hot soapy water, wring dry in a >bath towel, Re-oil ( I use just plain old motor oil seems like forever >ha ha ha ) , wring it out with another Towel, reinstall.

I'm with Andrus. I use laundry detergent. It usually takes two stages. I use a lot of detergent (maybe 1/4 cup per step), and hot hot hot water. After the second cleaning it looks like new. When you put motor oil on the filter, do it in in a plastic bag to squish it around to 'wet every square millimeter of the foam, then squeeze out all extra oil. I am going to try "No-Toil" filter oil next time. I would not put carb cleaner on a foam filter and this is the first time in 30 years of wrenching that I have ever heard that suggestion. Tom -- +---------------------------------------------+ | CycoActive Products | 701 34th Ave | Seattle, WA 98122 USA | | Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories | Products website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc | e-mail: moto@... | tel (206) 323-2349 fax (206) 325-6016 | trail tips website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips +---------------------------------------------+

[Tom Myers]

Re: [DSN_klr650] Re: RE: Cleaning stock or foam filter

>    Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:27:10 -0700 >    From: Tom Myers > Subject: Re: RE: Cleaning stock or foam filters   > ...When you put motor oil on the filter, do it in in a plastic bag to > squish it around to 'wet every square millimeter of the foam, then > squeeze out all extra oil.  I am going to try "No-Toil" filter oil

> next time... Oh yeah - important step missing.......  Oil and water do not mix. Make sure your filter is 100% dry.  Any water in the filter will prevent oil from soaking.  Then when the water dries, you have un-oiled parts of your filter where dust can pass thru.  Whatever your method, be sure it dries the filter 100%. This might be a non-issue with "no-toil" (since it's not oil), but I'd do it anyway..... Tom -- +---------------------------------------------+ |  CycoActive Products |  701 34th Ave |  Seattle, WA 98122    USA |  |  Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories |  Products website:   http://www.cycoactive.com/mc |  e-mail:  moto@... |  tel (206) 323-2349       fax (206) 325-6016 |  trail tips website:   http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips +---------------------------------------------+

[steve6018@cs.com]

Hey guys, I've got about 3000 flawless miles on my y2k klr650. I just bought my 12 yr old son a used Yamaha RT100, so we can trail ride together some. Really made his day!!! We live in Georgia and are just begining to explore all the national forest trails/ wildlife game mgmnt places. I've had a 2 stroke bike before. It was also a yamaha.... rd350. I rebuilt it myself way back when I was 17..... 40 now. Any way we were cleaning out the carburetor on his rt100, and took off the reed valve to clean out some carbon gunk.... I put finger down in the motor and felt the rod. It has a little play in it.... along with a little play in the piston skirt. HOW MUCH PLAY IS NORMAL FOR A 2 STROKE MOTOR?? If anyone has some expertise in this area it would greatly be appreciated! I'm trying to decide if I shouild go ahead and put a new piston and rod bearings in..... or wait and hope it doesn't throw a rod before we get around to it. Steve Hudson