At 7:50 AM -0700 6/25/02, Robert K. Kuhn wrote: >Oh yeah ... Jason brings up a good point... Don't use a hair drier >to dry the filters! K&N or AEM... On all my K&N reusable filters, >I would let them sun dry or if the sun wasn't present, I would just >sit them on the washer and drier in the garage and let them dry on >their own. Don't even use compressed air as it can damage the >pleats. > >If someone can come up with a dishwater safe filter, that would be >cool... :^)
Yeah, that's the sucky part. Unless it's really warm and dry, it can take 2-3 days to dry completely before you can re-oil it. I've found that the oil doesn't take as well if it's still at all damp. Prepare for some down-time on your ride, or buy a second filter element ;) _d
