Replacing the sub air filters

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Veturinkuljettaja
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Replacing the sub air filters

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The old filters were in pieces, found them inside the carbs behind the diaphram...

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Just got some new ones, but I'm not sure should they be oiled or not? :?:
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Re: Replacing the sub air filters

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Veturinkuljettaja wrote:The old filters were in pieces, found them inside the carbs behind the diaphram...

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Just got some new ones, but I'm not sure should they be oiled or not? :?:
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Well that was fast! Thanks mate. :thumbup:
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Re: Replacing the sub air filters

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I applied filter oil to mine...
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Re: Replacing the sub air filters

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Jamoi wrote:I applied filter oil to mine...
petroleum products on those foam filters is what breaks them down....well that and heat and age.

The air that reaches those foam filters has already been filtered...no need to oil um..
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