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  1. 5th February 2007, 08:23 PM #1
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    flame trap, what can I put in it?

    Hi All
    I have an 81 RR I looked in the flame trap to clean it and it's empty.
    I think there is supposed to be some sort of wire filter, (wirewool type stuff).

    What can I use to fill the flame trap? Clean comments only please

    I haven't asked if the Landy Stealers sell the filter but the housing & filter costs over $100 !!

    So what can I use that's cheap?
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  2. 5th February 2007, 08:28 PM #2
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    I had mine out the other day & it was a type of woven wire mesh wool. *** Not steel wool.

    I suspect a couple of those stainless steel scouring pads would do the same job.
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  3. 5th February 2007, 08:32 PM #3
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    I bought one from LRA in Thomastown a couple of years back and it was about $40 from memory New.
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    coarse stainless steel wool will work.... but its a little dodgey.
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    The mesh in some LR flametraps appears to be aluminium. I tried a technique I used on my old RR HiLine and the mesh dissolved in the County's flame traps.

    The pics below shows how the Rangie's flame trap material looked before and after a soak in caustic soda (this stuff needs treating with care!) then a wash in water.

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  6. 5th February 2007, 11:28 PM #6
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    Wire wool old scouring pad works a treat

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    Quote Originally Posted by RR5L View Post
    I bought one from LRA in Thomastown a couple of years back and it was about $40 from memory New.
    $40 for a bit of steel wool !
    I suppose I had better get one
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    Real basic question: what does a flame trap do? Must be a petrol thing as I've never heard of one on my diesels.
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    It traps flames

    It's got something to do with preventing the flames/explosion from a back fire getting places they shouldn't be.
    Also something to do with allowing gasses to escape and not build up causing gasket failure. I think?

    I know they are fitted to some diesels dunno about landy's though. Some one will tell you.
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  10. 6th February 2007, 10:41 AM #10
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    Just been there.....Hangover....

    Read my recent post titled: "oil leak goes bad - uh oh."

    Nice pix Ron.

    When I eventually got the wire out, I washed in petrol and let it dry - good as new.

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