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Air filter problem

Tiny
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Oil in air cleaner is that normal?
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 AT 7:39 PM

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Tiny
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No, it is blow by from the piston rings being worn.

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 AT 9:30 PM
Tiny
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Paper air filter or oil bath air filter?

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 AT 10:03 PM
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What does the filter housing look like? Metal 2 piece container on top of carb?

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Thursday, December 20th, 2012 AT 5:23 AM
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Am still curious about your filter setup!

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Friday, December 21st, 2012 AT 3:02 AM
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Attached is an image of the different air box housings. Only the bottom right has a paper element.

Which one is yours?

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Sunday, December 23rd, 2012 AT 6:43 PM

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