FE-35: Oil Bath Filter, cleaning with Gasoline.

[shiver]

So, I get a load of 5/8 crusher gravel dropped off in my driveway, to combat the potholes I've accumulated.

Before attempting to do the spreading, I decide at the very least, I want to
change my crankcase oil and air filter in my 'new to me' FE-35.

So, after reading the manual, I know it's an oil bath filter.. So, I pull the cap off and I found a mess.

I've cleaned out the oil cup (see the contents of the yellow bucket).

I've soaked the air filter (the part that contains the u-turns inside) in a two-stroke gasoline mixture for about 25 mins. The owner's manual I have found indicates that you're more than able to use gasoline (I'm hoping that 2 stroke is irrelevant! ).

I've taken and hooked up a shop-vac, put it on the intake side of the air-filter and have felt a great deal of air being pushed through the filter and coming out the bottom where the cup is.

The questions I have are:

- Is two stroke okay assuming I leave it the night before putting it on?

- Is the air-filter for the FE-35 able to come apart in order to clean inside
it?

Thanks!

 

[shiver]

The manual also states diesel, so, I don't think the two-stroke is going to hurt it.

 

[Travelover]

The safety police look down on using gasoline for cleaning anything. I only mention it so that you know and accept the risk.

 

[shiver]

Well, the substance that shall not be named worked great. Now on to the next tasks, leaky gaskets, dripping injector and unsiezing
a brake linkage and even though I just changed the oil, I just found out you can convert the beast to a spin-on oil filter, now THAT is
something I am going to do.

Then, I can pretty it up with the fenders