Home grown external breather
#11
#12
A man would have to be looking for it to see the hose running next to my cylinder... it is outside of the push rod tubes. With the stock AC cover and the lower fairing, it's not somewhere people look at the bike.
Yes, it's there, but I went with black fuel line so it doesn't "stick out"
Yes, it's there, but I went with black fuel line so it doesn't "stick out"
It's not bad looking though - not that it matters what I think, but you're right. It kinda blends in with it being black and all.
Dig the 43 by the way. Ya'll Doofs be crazy.
#15
I have found that the gunk flowing out the hoses has a bit of water vapor as well. It creates a kind of vaseline gunk that starts to narrow/clog lines and my catch can had a thick layer.
I still think I came up with one of the best/cleanest looking,invisible mods so far.If I do say so myself.
Copied and pasted my solution from one of the many threads about crankcase breather venting.
Also lots of good info, ideas, and photos in this thread,
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-included.html
This is what I came up with after being unable to find any system that would work with a SE stage one backplate, I went with dual hoses parallel to bottom of rocker box covers then down to hidden catch can in cowbell. Marine shrink wrap over fittings tapped into backplate really cleaned it up.
This is why. I didn't have a lot of oil drippng, But enough to make a mess on cam cover,pipes,side cover,and front of saddle bags if I didn't clean the filter every week or so. It looks like this because the moisture and oil are being shaken like a paint mixer in the cowbell. Glad this gunk isn't going in my intake.
link to my trial and error thread
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/engin...-pressure.html
I still think I came up with one of the best/cleanest looking,invisible mods so far.If I do say so myself.
Copied and pasted my solution from one of the many threads about crankcase breather venting.
Also lots of good info, ideas, and photos in this thread,
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-included.html
This is what I came up with after being unable to find any system that would work with a SE stage one backplate, I went with dual hoses parallel to bottom of rocker box covers then down to hidden catch can in cowbell. Marine shrink wrap over fittings tapped into backplate really cleaned it up.
This is why. I didn't have a lot of oil drippng, But enough to make a mess on cam cover,pipes,side cover,and front of saddle bags if I didn't clean the filter every week or so. It looks like this because the moisture and oil are being shaken like a paint mixer in the cowbell. Glad this gunk isn't going in my intake.
link to my trial and error thread
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/engin...-pressure.html
Last edited by Smokey Stover; 05-08-2015 at 05:58 PM.
#16
I believe you are referring to the stock breather channels drilled in the SE back plate.
I squeezed Ultra Black silicone into the holes till they came out in the "chambers" then tamped it down a bit in the chamber to form a type of "head" that couldn't slip back through the hole into the throttle body, just for added insurance. Make sure it's completely cured before using the back plate.
I squeezed Ultra Black silicone into the holes till they came out in the "chambers" then tamped it down a bit in the chamber to form a type of "head" that couldn't slip back through the hole into the throttle body, just for added insurance. Make sure it's completely cured before using the back plate.
#17
I believe you are referring to the stock breather channels drilled in the SE back plate.
I squeezed Ultra Black silicone into the holes till they came out in the "chambers" then tamped it down a bit in the chamber to form a type of "head" that couldn't slip back through the hole into the throttle body, just for added insurance. Make sure it's completely cured before using the back plate.
I squeezed Ultra Black silicone into the holes till they came out in the "chambers" then tamped it down a bit in the chamber to form a type of "head" that couldn't slip back through the hole into the throttle body, just for added insurance. Make sure it's completely cured before using the back plate.
#19
I have found that the gunk flowing out the hoses has a bit of water vapor as well. It creates a kind of vaseline gunk that starts to narrow/clog lines and my catch can had a thick layer.
I still think I came up with one of the best/cleanest looking,invisible mods so far.If I do say so myself.
Copied and pasted my solution from one of the many threads about crankcase breather venting.
Also lots of good info, ideas, and photos in this thread,
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-included.html
This is what I came up with after being unable to find any system that would work with a SE stage one backplate, I went with dual hoses parallel to bottom of rocker box covers then down to hidden catch can in cowbell. Marine shrink wrap over fittings tapped into backplate really cleaned it up.
This is why. I didn't have a lot of oil drippng, But enough to make a mess on cam cover,pipes,side cover,and front of saddle bags if I didn't clean the filter every week or so. It looks like this because the moisture and oil are being shaken like a paint mixer in the cowbell. Glad this gunk isn't going in my intake.
link to my trial and error thread
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/engin...-pressure.html
I still think I came up with one of the best/cleanest looking,invisible mods so far.If I do say so myself.
Copied and pasted my solution from one of the many threads about crankcase breather venting.
Also lots of good info, ideas, and photos in this thread,
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-included.html
This is what I came up with after being unable to find any system that would work with a SE stage one backplate, I went with dual hoses parallel to bottom of rocker box covers then down to hidden catch can in cowbell. Marine shrink wrap over fittings tapped into backplate really cleaned it up.
This is why. I didn't have a lot of oil drippng, But enough to make a mess on cam cover,pipes,side cover,and front of saddle bags if I didn't clean the filter every week or so. It looks like this because the moisture and oil are being shaken like a paint mixer in the cowbell. Glad this gunk isn't going in my intake.
link to my trial and error thread
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/engin...-pressure.html