I'm thinking about taking the air compressor to it then clean it with warm water with soap in it, any suggestions what might work better.
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Which one?Mine was made out of paper. Got rid of it and bought the washable k and n filter.
If I get time tonight I will take a look at it, I think it is foam.
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Cool beans - it confirms my thoughts about a foam filter before the paper filter. The foam can be cleaned with soapy water - or a can of carb cleaner and an air compressor can do the trick if it is nasty.Jags, it was pouring out last night so I never did get a chance to look but Sav was nice enough to email the correct numbers.
Air Filter # 491588
Foam Pre-Cleaner # 491435
Hydraulic Filter (have) 723-0405
Spark Plug - Champion J19LM (have)
Oil - SAE 30 (Have) Advance Auto Brand made by Havoline
The above numbers are for the MTD 20 Ton H/V 1996 Woodsplitter
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I wouldn't run a K&N on anything I own. Had them on a couple vehicles and they always dusted the intake, which stopped after I put normal paper filters in.
The final straw was on my Jeep when I had to pull the intake off for something else and I found a bunch of SAND in it from a trip at Moab, Utah. If that filter was letting sand get by can you imagine what else was going in the engine?!!
Most small engine filters are under $10 anyhow. How often do you really need to change a splitter's filter? If it gets used 20-30hrs a year, would be fine for many years.
491588S isn't exactly a wallet buster either.
Trick with any K&N is getting it oiled right. Too little and you see dusting like you experienced, too much and it can oil your Mass Airflow Sensor, wreaking havoc. FWIW I've had several K&N products on my vehicles, past & present but I've yet to try any on a small engine.
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