GS850: Cleaned/oiled K&N, replaced foam seal, cleaned airbox - now it bogs??

[ironsheik]

Is there any chance I over-oiled the air filter? The airbox now seems pretty oily up top. I got some 5/16" foam weatherstripping and cut it to fit the top of the filter holder. It seems to seal well to me but is now quite oily too. The only other thing I did was gap my plugs, check compression (145-135 across all 4) and put Seafoam in the tank. The bike is starting and warming up MUCH easier now since the Seafoam BTW. Weird. I didn't have any air leaks before so I'm assuming it's the oil and will clean it again. Has anyone experienced this?

I just pulled the filter to re-clean and sealed the rubber gaskets under the covers with weatherstrip adhesive. Maybe this will do it...

[bwringer]

I don't know about the K&N filters specifically, but it is possible and rather easy to get too much oil on them.

[rphillips]

Sounds like too much oil, Use just as little as possible, to have no dry spots.

[koolaid_kid]

I have run K&Ns since the mid 70s. It is very easy to over oil them. It sounds like you have that issue. If you have access to an air compressor, blow air through it until the oil stops coming out. At the very least, continue to soak up any extra oil that you see.

[ironsheik]

Thanks guys. I resealed the airbox good and tight and cleaned up the K&N again and it's running better than ever. (Except now that it pulls so hard, the clutch is slipping a little at high RPMs?? with only 11k on the beast?) I always forget how touchy the carbs and intake can be coming from autos and fuel injection.

Funny, the K&N oil instructions say apply liberally which is what I did. My liberal is just a little too liberal I guess.

Josh

[Guest]

Change the clutch springs and you should be good to go. With 11K someone would of had to beat the living crap out of that clutch for the clutch fibers to be worn.
Also take out the steel plates and clean them with a brillo pad to get any glaze off of them.

[bwringer]

Change the clutch springs and you should be good to go. With 11K someone would of had to beat the living crap out of that clutch for the clutch fibers to be worn.
Also take out the steel plates and clean them with a brillo pad to get any glaze off of them.

Mega-dittos! ^^^^^^

Drop about $20 - $25 for a clutch cover gasket and a set of OEM springs, and you'll end the slipping with less than a half hour of work. The fibers last dang near forever in 850s, but the springs get sagged over a couple dozen years.

I'll confess I've never deglazed the steel plates, but it can't hurt.