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My air filter is needing some TLC!
« on: December 30, 2010, 06:28:30 PM »
Looked at the air filter today - really had some junk caked on it.  Comes with running a ram air setup I suppose.  Wasn't this bad all the way around.


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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2010, 06:30:25 PM »
Inside looked pretty good though.  I guess it was doing what it was supposed to - keeping all of that junk from getting into the engine.  I took a screwdriver and got the big stuff off the filter.  Will clean and reoil it in the spring.
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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2010, 06:45:11 PM »
Yikes!  Looks like a mouse made a home there!
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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2010, 06:52:40 PM »
I think the mice prefer the blue avalanches.   :ass1000:
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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2010, 07:02:54 PM »
Quote from: Main One on December 30, 2010, 06:52:40 PM
I think the mice prefer the blue avalanches.   :ass1000:
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Why wait till spring?
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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2010, 07:11:41 PM »
Quote from: Main One on December 30, 2010, 06:52:40 PM
I think the mice prefer the blue avalanches.   :ass1000:


GTG Leftovers from Bratfest  :cheesy1:

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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2010, 07:12:39 PM »
Do like I do with my shop vac. Take the end of a pair of your wife's panty hose (preferably when she's not wearing them :whistle:) (and I don't use your wife's, I use ones from Twiggy :rolleyes:) and put around the filter. Keeps the big stuff from sticking in there.
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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2010, 07:19:49 PM »
Quote from: oHIobellboy on December 30, 2010, 07:12:39 PM
Do like I do with my shop vac. Take the end of a pair of your wife's panty hose (preferably when she's not wearing them :whistle:) (and I don't use your wife's,

I use ones from Twiggy :rolleyes:) and put around the filter. Keeps the big stuff from sticking in there.

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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2010, 07:35:14 PM »
Quote from: oHIobellboy on December 30, 2010, 07:12:39 PM
Take the end of a pair of your wife's panty hose ...and put around the filter. Keeps the big stuff from sticking in there.
Great tip.
I really like the prefilters. Not the foam covers as I found them to be pretty restrictive and a mess to clean. I Like the fabric "mesh" covers. Much like pantyhose material, but not so stretchy. I bought one for my last truck from Summit.
This one-



I made myself. Less than $5 worth of fabric , a little elastic and some quality time with the sewing machine.

A little shopping around and there are plenty of them out there:

Outerwear prefilter
Prefilter wrap
AirRaid prefilter

A great investment.
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Re: My air filter is needing some TLC!
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2010, 07:42:33 PM »
I use one of these....


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