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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 03:02 AM
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What the hell is this and should it be connected to anything? I know the brake switch is disconnected, I'm talking about the hose with the chrome attached to it. Thanks in advance your help.

The hose with chrome
 
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Sep 27, 2022, 03:54 AM
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Follow the hose !
I`ll guess the disc is what`s left of a breather filter
 
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It's in an 84 electra glide by the way.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 03:54 AM
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Follow the hose !
I`ll guess the disc is what`s left of a breather filter
 
Old Sep 27, 2022 | 04:22 AM
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Follow the hose !
I`ll guess the disc is what`s left of a breather filter
That makes sense to me.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 10:11 AM
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Rolly, it looks like the top of a catch can that fell apart.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 10:15 AM
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https://www.speedaddicts.com/motorcy...lter-ds-289516
 
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 10:23 AM
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Wow, that was quick
 
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well ****. Thank you so much. I asked my local harley shop and they told me that it was just a crank vent hose and it was suppose to be like that. I had a feeling they were bot to sure.
 
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well ****. Thank you so much. I asked my local harley shop and they told me that it was just a crank vent hose and it was suppose to be like that. I had a feeling they were bot to sure.
It is a filter on the crankcase vent designed to stop the engine from SUCKING dirt etc back into the engine. Factory just had the vent hose with no filter.
 
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It's a useless filter someone put on the end of their breather hose.
 
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