Oil dumped into Air filter?
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Oil dumped into Air filter?
About 2 months ago me a a couple guys go and see the Independent Shop, Jim's Cycles. While the owner, Jim, was showing something to one of them something I walked up on a conversation where he mention something about oil being dumped into the air filter. He mentioned a couple of things:
1. That on long rides the right side of the bike scan be cover in oil residue
2. Harley used to have the oil residue dumped in front of tire (or something)
3. Due to EPA, Harley made it so it dumps into the air filter
4. He (Jim) would get some hose and make it dump back to the ground to keep the bike/chrome cleaner.
He didn't go into much detail about this but I noticed today after my 1000+ weekend ride that i have oil build up on my right side of my Dyna (08 Dyna Superglide FXD). So now I am wanting to do this re-routing hose thing. Can anyone give me any guidance on it?
1. That on long rides the right side of the bike scan be cover in oil residue
2. Harley used to have the oil residue dumped in front of tire (or something)
3. Due to EPA, Harley made it so it dumps into the air filter
4. He (Jim) would get some hose and make it dump back to the ground to keep the bike/chrome cleaner.
He didn't go into much detail about this but I noticed today after my 1000+ weekend ride that i have oil build up on my right side of my Dyna (08 Dyna Superglide FXD). So now I am wanting to do this re-routing hose thing. Can anyone give me any guidance on it?
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About 2 months ago me a a couple guys go and see the Independent Shop, Jim's Cycles. While the owner, Jim, was showing something to one of them something I walked up on a conversation where he mention something about oil being dumped into the air filter. He mentioned a couple of things:
1. That on long rides the right side of the bike scan be cover in oil residue
2. Harley used to have the oil residue dumped in front of tire (or something)
3. Due to EPA, Harley made it so it dumps into the air filter
4. He (Jim) would get some hose and make it dump back to the ground to keep the bike/chrome cleaner.
He didn't go into much detail about this but I noticed today after my 1000+ weekend ride that i have oil build up on my right side of my Dyna (08 Dyna Superglide FXD). So now I am wanting to do this re-routing hose thing. Can anyone give me any guidance on it?
1. That on long rides the right side of the bike scan be cover in oil residue
2. Harley used to have the oil residue dumped in front of tire (or something)
3. Due to EPA, Harley made it so it dumps into the air filter
4. He (Jim) would get some hose and make it dump back to the ground to keep the bike/chrome cleaner.
He didn't go into much detail about this but I noticed today after my 1000+ weekend ride that i have oil build up on my right side of my Dyna (08 Dyna Superglide FXD). So now I am wanting to do this re-routing hose thing. Can anyone give me any guidance on it?
There is no problem letting it go back into the intake, it gets burned off that way.
I really wish my bike dumped oil in front of my tires
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what a/c are you running? I have seen the screaming eagle "ventilator" style do this were it collects oil on the bottom of the filter. but mostly i tought of this issue as just being over full.
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I'm venting to ground but it isn't going in front of my tire, I run it through the exhaust bracket on my Supermeg and it comes out off the side of my bike past where it could get on my rubber, it keeps the mist out of intake and burns cleaner.. You should also drill out the drains in the rocker supports for a better flow. I never saw oil on my bike before or after this mod, I think you "might" be a little overfilled.
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