Issue #3...
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Issue #3...
I have a '97 Road King that has supposedly been stroked out to a 93 ci engine. It has an aftermarket cam, Mikuni carb, Hooker pipes, Fireball Hi-4E Ignition, an Ultima 6 Speed transmission, an un-identified air cleaner and I don't know what else on it. I'm having a couple of issues with it.
I'm blowing oil out of my air cleaner. When I first bought the bike, I had what I thought was fuel coming from the air cleaner...I'm almost sure it was fuel. I ran some Sea Foam through it and I thought that was taken care of. However, on today's ride, I had quite a bit of oil blow out of the air cleaner. The engine was slightly overfilled but I doubt it was enough to cause this...and I'm beginning to wonder if this problem has something to do with my original problem of what I thought was fuel coming out of the air cleaner. Any thoughts??? Thank you once again!
I'm blowing oil out of my air cleaner. When I first bought the bike, I had what I thought was fuel coming from the air cleaner...I'm almost sure it was fuel. I ran some Sea Foam through it and I thought that was taken care of. However, on today's ride, I had quite a bit of oil blow out of the air cleaner. The engine was slightly overfilled but I doubt it was enough to cause this...and I'm beginning to wonder if this problem has something to do with my original problem of what I thought was fuel coming out of the air cleaner. Any thoughts??? Thank you once again!
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I have a '97 Road King that has supposedly been stroked out to a 93 ci engine. It has an aftermarket cam, Mikuni carb, Hooker pipes, Fireball Hi-4E Ignition, an Ultima 6 Speed transmission, an un-identified air cleaner and I don't know what else on it. I'm having a couple of issues with it.
I'm blowing oil out of my air cleaner. When I first bought the bike, I had what I thought was fuel coming from the air cleaner...I'm almost sure it was fuel. I ran some Sea Foam through it and I thought that was taken care of. However, on today's ride, I had quite a bit of oil blow out of the air cleaner. The engine was slightly overfilled but I doubt it was enough to cause this...and I'm beginning to wonder if this problem has something to do with my original problem of what I thought was fuel coming out of the air cleaner. Any thoughts??? Thank you once again!
I'm blowing oil out of my air cleaner. When I first bought the bike, I had what I thought was fuel coming from the air cleaner...I'm almost sure it was fuel. I ran some Sea Foam through it and I thought that was taken care of. However, on today's ride, I had quite a bit of oil blow out of the air cleaner. The engine was slightly overfilled but I doubt it was enough to cause this...and I'm beginning to wonder if this problem has something to do with my original problem of what I thought was fuel coming out of the air cleaner. Any thoughts??? Thank you once again!
Its called reversion and is caused by not having high volume mufflers or running drag pipes with no baffles. If they are the hookers I am thinking of you may need to modify the baffles or use different pipes.
But try taking some oil out first of all.
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SEAFOAM RULES!
Had the same problem with my FLHTP. In my case, I had to lower the oil level. It always dropped some oil out of the the AC though.
On my current bike, the breather bolts are routed to a "T" fitting with a hose that's connected to a small filter. I know there's oil coming out of it based on the crap on the frame under it.
Had the same problem with my FLHTP. In my case, I had to lower the oil level. It always dropped some oil out of the the AC though.
On my current bike, the breather bolts are routed to a "T" fitting with a hose that's connected to a small filter. I know there's oil coming out of it based on the crap on the frame under it.
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What Spanners said..... Don't try to hit the top mark on the oil stick. Aim for halfway between the marks.
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This is probably the best one I have showing the pipes. I haven't taken any pics of it...which is pretty stupid. I just spent an entire day washing and waxing it the other day only to get it filthy riding it yesterday...should have taken pics before I rode it! The main reason I say that is b/c I have medical conditions that put me out of commission for about a week after doing something like cleaning my bike up.
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Well, I took some oil out and put about 100 miles on her today...she didn't blow any oil. So, maybe that was the problem. I appreciate the feedback.
With that being said, the clutch inspection cover started leaking fluid today. This bike was a project bike for the last owner and hardly ridden. I have a feeling I'm going to have a lot of leaks/issues to address while I break her in to my riding style.
I appreciate the feedback gentlemen!