Stihl 044 max flow question

[Tugg]

Trying to piece together an 044 that I picked up. It needed bearings and was missing the carb, airfilter mount and filter, and cover.
So if figured it was just as easy and cost effective to go with a max flow. The last piece I need is the airfilter mount. It is the newer version of the 044 and my question is, is the rubber gasket needed for the max flow. I am just not sure if it would make difference as the filter material would seal against plastic or rubber if the gasket was present. Anybody have any experience with this?

 

[huskyboy]

No need for gasket if you wanna run maxflo or hd2. Its for the old style kufner filter.

 

[traffic903]

Trying to piece together an 044 that I picked up. It needed bearings and was missing the carb, airfilter mount and filter, and cover.
So if figured it was just as easy and cost effective to go with a max flow. The last piece I need is the airfilter mount. It is the newer version of the 044 and my question is, is the rubber gasket needed for the max flow. I am just not sure if it would make difference as the filter material would seal against plastic or rubber if the gasket was present. Anybody have any experience with this?

I was under the impression that if the filter has its own seal (like the HD2) then the rubber should be removed. I haven't used a Maxflo so I can't say whether it has that seal on it or not.

 

[traffic903]

No need for gasket if you wanna run maxflo or hd2. Its for the old style kufner filter.

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