gearbox / diff with 1275

Post by **bigginger** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:43 pm

Just

How much are the filter elements for the 1700s? Or don't you use them?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:07 pm

The oil in a K&N is not for cleaning - it's to make the dust stick!

Post by **bigginger** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:09 pm

... and the cleaning fluid that comes with it is for cleaning the old oil OFF!

Post by **Onne** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:40 pm

but how should he know? He doesn't have one

I used to clean mine with petrol though, and then soak them in the oil

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:31 am

Oh I know all about the 'fantastic' K&N - just can't afford one. I think some of the nice copper pan scrubbers from Poundland - packed into the empty casing - with a spray over of wd40 will be just fine !

Post by **bigginger** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:53 am

Very good luck to you.

Post by **Cam** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:29 pm

... and your engine!

Post by **bigginger** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:08 pm

Nah, the pan scrubbers are "fantastic" too.

Post by **Cam** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:27 pm

bigginger wrote:are "fantastic" too.

You & Roy are not starting a Christopher Eccleston fan club are you?

Post by **bigginger** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:07 pm

I'm not - was he the NORTHERN Dr Who?

Post by **Cam** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:13 pm

I don't want to talk about it.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri May 12, 2006 6:08 pm

One question - anyone know who K and N are (or were) ?

Post by **aupickup** » Fri May 12, 2006 6:12 pm

no do you, would be interesting to find out

Post by **Onne** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:31 pm

Ken Johnson and Norm McDonald are the founders, so I found on the net.
They started in 1964 with a motorcycle business (selling and rental)
Then they were asked by several customers for quality airfilters, which would keep the dust out of their beloved engines, when doing off-road racing.
So in 1969 they introduced the K&N High Flow filter. The rest is known I guess

Post by **aupickup** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:32 pm

thanks well done onne

Post by **Onne** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:36 pm

Googling is sooo easy isn't it?

Post by **bigginger** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:56 pm

But you run the risk of actually finding a sane and reasonable answer...

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:02 pm

Well done - Ken and Norm !! Learn something new every day.

I bet they started off with pot scrubbers!

Post by **Cam** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:07 am

bmcecosse wrote:I bet they started off with pot scrubbers!

Only if they had been Scottish!

Actually, they've both got Scottish surnames so maybe!

Post by **aupickup** » Sat May 13, 2006 8:30 am

well i am sticking with my k&n