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RE: Air cleaners

To: Michael J Robson <miker15@juno.com>
Subject: RE: Air cleaners
From: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 12:14:28 -0700
Mike:

        I do know that using the incorrect cleaning and/or oiling products
will kill a K&N filter.  The rubber hardens and shrinks.

        The paperwork I have here states NO strong detergents.  I'd think if
you used a regular dish soap you would be ok, but I am no chemical engineer.
I would however think that "Simple Green"  comes under the classification of
a "strong detergent".

        My suggestion would be to use K&N filter oil to reoil the filter.
There is a long list of NEVER USE oils which seems to include just about
anything squeezed from a dinosaur.  

        What do I know, I used to use solvent to clean, air to dry and WD40
to reoil. Guess what, my filters all shrank.  Live and learn.

Kelvin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael J Robson [mailto:miker15@juno.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:04 PM
> To: ddwelley@excite.com
> Cc: john@rmartin.net; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Air cleaners
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 08 Sep 1999 11:28:03 PDT "Dan Dwelley" <ddwelley@excite.com>
> writes:
> >
> > Keep in mind that if you go to the K&N filters, you will probably 
> > have to
> > change needles in your carb. to equal out the gas air flow mixture.
> > 
> > Good Luck,
> > Dan Dwelley
> > 77 Midget
> > Alexandria, Va.
> > 
> >
> While we're on this subject - how is one supposed to clean 
> K+N filters? -
> ive had a sst on my GT for 3 years and theyre getting a bit grubby
> 
> mike robson
> 69 roadster
> 70 BGT
> 53 Riley (for sale)
> 

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