help with a 385 air filter

[paul hill]

Need some help with a husky 385 air filter set up. Got the saw from Dennis with what I know as a " flocked " air filter. Don't know if that's the correct word but it's a plastic box that has a fine silk like material on top and more of the same type material inside the filter in a z type patern. I'm cutting very dirty dead wood mostly and it's always dusty and dirty here in Az. My local saw shop suggested a foam type filter to keep out more dust and dirt. Made sense to me because I converted a couple of my old Pioneer saws from the older silk type to a foam type filter. I said order me 2. they looked the number up and ordered them. Very pricey though, over 25 bucks each. A friend was at the saw shop and picked them up for me. Tried to put them on and they fit over the carb intake but the top cover of the saw does not fit over the filter. It sits to high on the back end. Did they order the wrong one or has the saw changed designs since it came out? Any other ideas or suggestions for a filter in dirty conditions? I'd like the top cover to fit over whatever i use. Thanks, Paul

 

[Jacob J.]

hey Paul-

For very dusty condtions I'd recommend spending 11 bucks on one of those K&N nylon pre-filter bags and put that around your entire air filter and carburetor together. The bag won't hamper air flow that much but the nylon is woven tight enough to keep a lot of the dust out and the bag won't interfere with your air filter cover. Foam works well as a filter but in dusty conditions it catches and holds a lot of the dust.

 

[paul hill]

Where can I get those K&N filter covers? Are they specifically for saw or are they cut to fit type things?

 

[jokers]

Hi Paul
What you are describing sounds to me like a winter filter, and lo pro at that!

With a flocked filter you won`t see the base fabric, I`ll post a pic of a 372`s flocked filter. It is very similar to the 385`s filter in configuration.

You may need another top cover to run the higher filter. I know that the 372 comes with two different styles of to covers and filters, didn`t realize that the 385s do also.

Russ

 

[Jacob J.]

Hey Paul- I was imagining you had the air filter set-up like jokers has pictured there, but he's right, it sounds like you have the low profile set-up like what came on the earlier 394/371. The cure here is to get the set-up like in joker's picture, the filter runs $26 and the cover runs $36, and you may have to change the manifold and that's $18.

 

[paul hill]

Hey guys, thanks for the info. The filters I got from the saw shop look just like the one in the picture from Russ. The filter that came with the saw is almost half as high and of different material and configuratiin. So what I think I need now is a new high profile top cover and maybe the manifold? Why would I need to change the manifold? I'm assuming that the air flow will change some with the larger foam filter so i will need to change the carb adjustments. Does that sound right? Jacob, are you suggesting the K&N filter bag over the foam type filter?

 

[Jacob J.]

Hey Paul-

Those different air filters use different manifolds because the air filters mount differently. In your current set-up I believe there is a wire clip that snaps the air filter onto the manifold. On Russ's set-up pictured the air filter has a clamping knob that goes through the middle and bolts onto the manifold.

Yes, I would recommend the pre-filter bag over any air filter. They keep a lot of dust out. You could even make your own if you have some slick, porous nylon material and a sewing machine or are handy with a needle and thread, and could do it by hand.

You'll need to richen your carb adjustments slightly, since more air will be flowing through your machine.

 

[IndyIan]

I've got a 372 with the low profile filter cover and the silk mesh filter as well. Would one of these filter bags be good enough to keep using the mesh type filter?
I don't cut much dry dirty wood but I have noticed some dust inside the filter.

Anyone know why some husky saws are equipped with only the winter filter setup? I wish I had known this when I got the saw as it might've been easy to get the summer filter parts thrown in.

 

[Stumper]

The whole summer and winter filter concept baffles me. Cold air is slightly denser but why on earth wouldn't it fpass through a "summer filter"? It seems to me that "winter " filters are just an excuse to use a more open filtering system since theoretically there are fewer small particles in winter when there is little pollen and less airborne dust.

 

[Tony Snyder]

My Jonsered 2186s come with flocked filters, but most owners change them out for the 80 mesh nylon version. (The 2186 is virtually the same saw as the 385)

Of course, this is for conditions here in the Midwest.

The 2186s are not available with the taller filtering package as far as I know.

 

[IndyIan]

Stumper,
I think the reason for winter filters is that the mesh repels water better than the summer filter.

When cutting in fluffy snow I have accidently had snow sucked in to the air injection. Most of it came out as water through the fins and the saw didn't miss a beat. I think the flock filters could get wet and freeze with enough snow getting on them.

Rocky,
I'm in "Southern" Ontario and I feel lucky if we get 3 months of real winter! Some years the skidoo only gets used for a couple weekends...