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Subject:Re: K & N Recharger
From:Joseph Fortino
Date:Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:44:50 -0800

not like heavy air, i just blow with my mouth, it will
not mess the engine up, maybe we are not on the same wave lenth in the parts dept.. :) i was talking about in air box
filter

not OIL filter AIR filter.

peace
Joe

On 15 Jan 2003, Ian X wrote:

> Blowing the filter out with air is a sure way
> to ruin an engine. Once the oil is out of the
> filter it is like a bug screen rather than a
> filter. A friend of mine ruined an engine by
> using a K breather filter(same media as the
> intake filters) and not keeping it oiled,
> silica passed, got into the oil and then the
> main bearings. With 4k on the fresh engine it
> needed new main bearings.
>
>
> --- Joseph Fortino
> <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET> wrote:
> > hello anyone use the above subject, i have a
> > K filter sounds like the recharger would
> > help the life of the filter? i've just been
> > blowing it out with air.
> >
> > thanks much Joe blow
>
>
> =====
>
> Ian
>
> KB9ZHZ
>
> 90 Westy Syncro, Cannot get the SVX power
> soon enough!
>
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