Air Filter Alternatives + Making Your Own

No_Stopping_A_Spree · Post by **No_Stopping_A_Spree** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:50 pm

well without any oil in the filter dirt will be able to get through and go where you don't want it..I'm not sure on the rest.

When I over oiled my filter I squeezed out as much as I could then did the same thing under warm water which brought out more in a gunky form. After I couldn't get anymore out this way I got a washcloth and folded it over the filter and stepped on it to get the water and any more excess oil. let it dry out in the sun for a short time and after a 3 mile ride it rode like normal

snikro · Post by **snikro** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:26 pm

But wouldn't doing all that mean that there's basically no oil in the filter left?

No_Stopping_A_Spree · Post by **No_Stopping_A_Spree** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:05 pm

I'm not completely sure..but then again if it still has oil residue in it so it has to have some oil in it..I don't know how to say it

snikro · Post by **snikro** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:46 pm

Well I rode it today and it was still the same cutting out problem. Then, I decided to put the filter in the sun for about 20 minutes, maybe to dry out. I also was sick of having a dead (almost) battery so I helped it by putting the bike charging for about 30-45 minutes. I went for a ride with those 2 things done and there was a difference - it seemed to not cut out as much, and if it did get bad it took a lot less time to recover from it to where I could go fast again. The problem is, I don't know what did it. Drying out the filter, or charging the battery?

snikro · Post by **snikro** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:43 pm

Bah. I dried the filter out for another 20 odd minutes and tried to squeeze it out. I didn't charge the battery. When I rode there was pretty much no improvement.

No_Stopping_A_Spree · Post by **No_Stopping_A_Spree** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:41 pm

get a new plug and do a plug chop..then we'll know if your running too rich

snikro · Post by **snikro** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:49 pm

Yeah, but If I run it at full throttle and it cuts out the engine dies. Also, the scooter's not registered yet so there is no real place that I can run it at full throttle for one mile. I ordered a REAL air filter a few days ago, when that comes we'll see what's up.