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<DIV>Another option is to search for screen packing material onthe Internet.
What you are looking for is screen material used in thermoplastic extruders;
it's used as a filtering medium for the plastic melt, and you can probably get
an exact circle to fit your specific carb.</DIV>
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<DIV>There are a variety of mesh types offered. A 60 mesh screen works okay
for most runways or a 100 mesh for more dusty areas. Material is usually
stainless steel but brass is also offered. Another place to look is WWGrainger
or McMaster Carr.</DIV>
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<DIV>What I do is form the screen to fit over the carb, and lock it with an
o-ring. It works easily with hand snips. Easy to put on or take off, and I
have never lost one of these from vibration or what have you.</DIV>
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<DIV>MattK</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/26/2005 1:12:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
pattern4u@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>My motor
ingested a few of the foam filters over time. So I stole the wire <BR>gauze
element from the hose on the washing machine, and trimmed the black <BR>rubber
edges of the part down to a smaller size.<BR><BR>They work great in the
Bru-Line rubber fitting. If you put the curvature of <BR>the mesh to the
outside it deflects the dirt to the sides and keeps the <BR>filter pretty
clear.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Eric.<BR><BR>P.S. Please replace the filter and
reconnect the hose before your wife use <BR>the washing machine. My
former wife did not cite the incident in the <BR>divorce settlement, but I
knew that I was never forgiven. (No sense of humor <BR>that
one).<BR><BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Tom Simes"
<nsrca@shinymetalass.com><BR>To: <discussion@nsrca.org><BR>Sent:
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:07 PM<BR>Subject: Re: 140 RX air
cleaner<BR><BR><BR>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:56:33 -0500<BR>> "Tim
Taylor" <twtaylor@ftc-i.net> wrote:<BR>><BR>>> Anyone make one
for this eng? Central doesn't show one on thier<BR>>> website. We've had
one ingest something small during aflight that<BR>>> smashed the piston
ring land down onto the ring and killed the engine.<BR>>> That was an
expensive repair with a ring/piston/liner and gasket
set.<BR>>><BR>><BR>> While not engine or carb specific, I've been
using the Bru Line filters<BR>> for years with good results. My local
hobby shop carries the<BR>> replacement elements in both coarse and fine
and if nothing tears the<BR>> element they can last multiple seasons with
periodic careful cleaning.<BR>><BR>> Tower stock number is LX9160, and
the rubber body just stretches over<BR>> the carb venturi. Not fancy
or anodized, but they do work :-)<BR>><BR>> -- <BR>>
Tom</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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