Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
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Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
I have been taking off of gravel roads and i've heard that it may be harmful to my engine and decrease the engine life. Does anyone know of any way of putting an air filter over the air intake?
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RE: Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
Air filters for YS engines can be purchased from Central Hobbies. Bru Line air filters for other brands can be purchased [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX9160&P=ML]here[/link] and [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX9158&P=7]here[/link].
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RE: Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
On the cheap you can cut a patch from a pair of pantyhose or stockings (best done when not being worn however), stretch over the carb and secure with a small rubber band or a wire or cable tie.
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Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
I've done the panty hose air filter several times and it worked fine. Just be careful to secure it really really really well or it will get sucked into the crank[:@]
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RE: Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
There are plenty of commercially available carb air filters out there. Just get one that matches the diameter of your carb opening. 12mm diameter is what I use on a 40 to 50 size 2 stroke engine when I take off from sand.
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RE: Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
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Ask the car guys. They all run filters on there car engines due to the dirt. [8D]
Ask the car guys. They all run filters on there car engines due to the dirt. [8D]
If you can't get a BruLine, then use the stockings. You are correct about the gravel ruining your engine. The stockings will keep out the big stuff, but not the fine dust. It's much better than nothing though.
Also, when I use stocking material, I double it up so that when it's stretched the openings are smaller due to overlap.
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RE: Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
I've tried an airfilter that I bought from the OS dealer in Singapore. Quite a number of aussie blokes get their supplies at cheaper prices while holidaying in Singapore. The brand of the filter is TETRA and it is basically a cyclindrical 1 inch silicon tube with a metal mesh cap at the top end. Comes in various sizes for different diameter openings and I found that the good thing about it is that the length can be adjusted by cutting the tube to your requirements and then securing with a cable tie. This allows clearance from the prop/cowl opening to be customised to your liking, plus because the filter element is metal, no worries about them getting sucked in. They do cause a slight decrease in rpm, but its minimal as I measured a 200 - 400 rpm fall so only slight detuning is required. I don't know if u guys across the pacific have a distributor for this product there but it really comes in handy when it gets too dry and dusty in summer here.
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RE: Anyone know of an air filter for the air intake?
if your worried about a little dust, oil the filter, will collect even the small junks. be sure to rinse it out often. in fact a piece of cheese cloth oiled works real good. ain't fancy bur works. dick