Maxflo for MS661 question.

[mkf350]

Now I have looked here and on the "tube" for the correct assembly for the Maxflo filter but am gettin' conflicting info specifically to the black backing plate. The directions don't seem very clear that came on package. I plan on using cover but unsure weather or not to use black backing plate...

The HLSupply tube channel says this:

While another channel shows the plate inside orange cage.

How do you guys run yours?

 

[RI Chevy]

@Redbull661

 

[Redbull661]

see max flow website - http://www.equiteemfg.com/maxflow-air-filter-for-stihl-ms-661-chainsaws/

black plate sets inside edge the orange cage (there is only one way/side of the orange cage it can fit /set into). The Oiled foam filter goes over that. Black air filter cover, goes over all of it.

 

[RI Chevy]

Thanks Julian. [emoji106]

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[Dustin4185]

This explains the problem I posted about two weeks ago. Thanks @Redbull. I never got back to that post due to work, then vacation.

 

[Stihl working Hard]

see max flow website - http://www.equiteemfg.com/maxflow-air-filter-for-stihl-ms-661-chainsaws/

black plate sets inside edge the orange cage (there is only one way/side of the orange cage it can fit /set into). The Oiled foam filter goes over that. Black air filter cover, goes over all of it.

I swear by the Maxflow filter system Julian just bought extra filters last week

 

[Redfin]

You can run just the plate with the original retaining cap from the oe cover. A little grinding on the filter plate to hold the cap.

 

[Stihl working Hard]

Please note no oil on the top pic it was a trial fit

 

[Stihl working Hard]

This was the filter after 11 tanks

 

[RI Chevy]

What filter oil did you use?

 

[Stihl working Hard]

What filter oil did you use?

Belray foam filter oil

 

[RI Chevy]

Thank you sir. Redbull661 also uses Belray. I bought Belray.

 

[Manofstihl066]

That’s some good stuff.

 

[RI Chevy]

Yup. Amazing that air can even flow through it. Lol

 

[Big_6]

Uni works, too!
The white filter was used initially, even though it is more restrictive.

My plan was to Flow for peanuts, literally.
Inside one saw, the cage is a plastic peanut jar cut to the height of flow cage. Four air holes were introduced in the nut jar cage. The filter back plate is needed to seal the filter tightly to the saw.
The 044 nut cage/filter fits under an 046 cover without trimming.
The 038m/no choke, is running 2 back plates to seal the flow filter, and stuff. This is when the nut cage came to mind.
The best is yet to come!

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[treesmith]

044 used roughly equally with a 261c and 200t over a few days felling and logging dirty gum and pine, not constant but a few tanks at a time with breaks/prep work through the day. The hd2 would've been blocked solid twice at least. Running it without a cover at the moment, when I change filters I might try the cover on, went straight to the plate and didn't even dry fit it. Does anyone know if the 044 has room under the original cover?

Haven't run the 661 in anger yet, I'll try both ways on that too.

Got the whole kit for 661 and just a few filters for the 044 as I'm not a fan of the big cover. Using Belray foam filter oil. I modded an old hd1 airfilter to less than a skeleton, it was a plastic one with fleece type element under fine wire mesh, basically matched the size down to the orange cage they supplied.

I'd got a bit irked with the hd2, fills up too quick and hard to clean out properly. Recently started cleaning them with brake cleaner, wondered if they'd melt but haven't yet

044 sounds great too, what a cracker of a saw

 

[Big_6]

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044 used roughly equally with a 261c and 200t over a few days felling and logging dirty gum and pine, not constant but a few tanks at a time with breaks/prep work through the day. The hd2 would've been blocked solid twice at least. Running it without a cover at the moment, when I change filters I might try the cover on, went straight to the plate and didn't even dry fit it. Does anyone know if the 044 has room under the original cover?

Haven't run the 661 in anger yet, I'll try both ways on that too.

Got the whole kit for 661 and just a few filters for the 044 as I'm not a fan of the big cover. Using Belray foam filter oil. I modded an old hd1 airfilter to less than a skeleton, it was a plastic one with fleece type element under fine wire mesh, basically matched the size down to the orange cage they supplied.

I'd got a bit irked with the hd2, fills up too quick and hard to clean out properly. Recently started cleaning them with brake cleaner, wondered if they'd melt but haven't yet

044 sounds great too, what a cracker of a saw

Does anyone know if the 044 has room under the original cover?
044 with Max Flo cage fits,
but tight.

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