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06-24-2007 | 10:02 PM

jackson crocker

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Washing Stock Air Cleaner

Has anyone washed their stock air cleaner withwater & detergentas suggested in the owner's manual? I've heard that it will disintegrate and small pieces of it might get sucked into the engine. Any truth to that?
2003 Heritage Classic.

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06-25-2007 | 12:34 PM

jackson crocker

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RE: Washing Stock Air Cleaner

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06-25-2007 | 07:52 PM

vulhalla

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RE: Washing Stock Air Cleaner

i have a K&N, dont know about the stock one

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06-25-2007 | 08:24 PM

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RE: Washing Stock Air Cleaner

if it a stock paper one, throw it away and get a k&n, last filter you ever need

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06-25-2007 | 11:24 PM

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RE: Washing Stock Air Cleaner

If you are wondering about the air filter dissinagrating just leaving it on for a few miles and it will dissintagrate on its own .Like shortfatboy said throw it away and get anything elsa.

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06-26-2007 | 12:23 AM

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Paper filters can't be washed. Best you can do is blow the dust out of it from the inside with low pressure compressed air. Don't use more than 35 PSI.

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06-26-2007 | 12:50 AM

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RE: Washing Stock Air Cleaner

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Has anyone washed their stock air cleaner with water & detergent as suggested in the owner's manual? I've heard that it will disintegrate and small pieces of it might get sucked into the engine. Any truth to that?
2003 Heritage Classic.

They had some from a vendor that would come apart without washing.

Dump it and get a K&N.

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