i wondered bout this too...
oil from rear breather hose
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scubaman15
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Had a buddy claim that the oil from this got on his rear tire and he washed out going around a corner and crashed ...was driving a "swift bar chopper" 117 SSW , he was busted up pretty good... be careful !
i hear ya . lookin at catch cans now
any suggestions on what brand price etc?
CCRainman
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They all pretty much work the same. I think I paid like 75 for mine back a few years ago.
i am gona try that first... ill let you guys know next week when i can ride
reloaderbmg
OLD DOG
Sorry Chris I forgot about this thread.
Here's what I did and seems to work pretty well for me for the last year. Maybe it'll spark up an idea for you.
Here's what I did and seems to work pretty well for me for the last year. Maybe it'll spark up an idea for you.
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Ok, part of my wild weekend, I had to deal with oil puking down the side of my bike. I had to claen it off several times before I found where it was coming from. The oil is comimg out of the back side of my air cleaner.
This thread only talks about how to put a band-aid on it. I want to know why it's doing it in the first place.
I have the 03 chopper w/ the 107
I am useing Mobil 1 full synthetic for v-twins, with a KN-170c oil filter. I couldn't find any thing on the package that says what the microns are.
It was doing it worse at 70- 75mph. nothing below that, and not as bad running 75-85mph.
Why isn't it being sucked down the intake?
Does the banjo clamps have check valves in them, or is it the 117 and larger that has the check valves.
The plugs look ok, considering the air filter is totally soaked in oil.
My compression is good, and don't ask how many miles are on it, I have no idea.
I'm going to build an oil breather container, would it be better for it to be higher that the valve covers, or go ahead and mount it to the bottom of the bike?
This thread only talks about how to put a band-aid on it. I want to know why it's doing it in the first place.
I have the 03 chopper w/ the 107
I am useing Mobil 1 full synthetic for v-twins, with a KN-170c oil filter. I couldn't find any thing on the package that says what the microns are.
It was doing it worse at 70- 75mph. nothing below that, and not as bad running 75-85mph.
Why isn't it being sucked down the intake?
Does the banjo clamps have check valves in them, or is it the 117 and larger that has the check valves.
The plugs look ok, considering the air filter is totally soaked in oil.
My compression is good, and don't ask how many miles are on it, I have no idea.
I'm going to build an oil breather container, would it be better for it to be higher that the valve covers, or go ahead and mount it to the bottom of the bike?
CCRainman
Well-Known Member
Take some oil out. I use to run 3 qts of oil and the puking went away.
No ideas from anyone why the oil is coming out of the air cleaner? A little bit was normal, but this was bad. I thought I popped an o-ring on the push rod tube, there was so much.
I made me up an oil breather container, and thought about this a lot and decided to mount it higher than the valve covers, so the oil would drain back into the engine. If it is the vents on the top of the heads where the oil is coming from. The crank case vent is still conected to the air cleaner backer plate. At least now I'll be able to tell where it is coming from.
The breather, I made out of a piece of stainlees pipe, and pluged both ends. Inside I used some of that green foam from a lawn mower air filter. I made the brackets out of aluminum, and polished it all and mounted it to the upper engine mount.
I'll let you know if this works or if it was a stupid idea.
I made me up an oil breather container, and thought about this a lot and decided to mount it higher than the valve covers, so the oil would drain back into the engine. If it is the vents on the top of the heads where the oil is coming from. The crank case vent is still conected to the air cleaner backer plate. At least now I'll be able to tell where it is coming from.
The breather, I made out of a piece of stainlees pipe, and pluged both ends. Inside I used some of that green foam from a lawn mower air filter. I made the brackets out of aluminum, and polished it all and mounted it to the upper engine mount.
I'll let you know if this works or if it was a stupid idea.
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BigDogBro1
Made in the USA
Nice assembly and design. It should help if there isn't another underlying problem causing higher top end case pressure.
