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I have a '95 lowrider that is misting oil on the pipes and was told by a local bike mechanic that this is normal and to remedy the situation I should put a y on the breather tubes andplug the carb hols and reroute this to the bottom of the engine. Anyone else done this or do I have a problem that I should look into a little more.
Thanx in advance
Thanx in advance
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RE: oil spatter
Your '95 breathes through the heads, so you can get a kit like the Doherty type and hide the plumbing behind the AC, or route a hose down to ground as your wrench suggested.
www.dohertymachine.com
www.dohertymachine.com
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RE: oil spatter
Mine is doing a bit of the same, what I would call misting. Its coming from the rocker gasket in the center of the rear jug. Might want to take a look there to see if you have any residue there..
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RE: oil spatter
You can get some twin cam banjo bolts and Custom Chrome has a cheap kit that has the breather spigots, get some hose at Auto Zone and I used a Honda motorcycle oil filter, capped by a plastic oil filter wrench, I change the filled-up filter about twice a year.
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RE: oil spatter
Jake, Hats off for a great fix to an annoying problem. Gotta really help keepin everything clean.
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How do you have the filter mounted? Does it just hang there??
How do you have the filter mounted? Does it just hang there??
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