Oil on my exhaust pipes
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From: Sulphur La.
You can set up a catch can or run a hose from oil ventilation. There are many different ways to do it and a lot of different styles of cans. Here's one example:
Last edited by EricRay; Jul 6, 2016 at 03:17 PM.
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Works for me too.
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Sorry I didn't read all the post....
only fill your oil up to the 1/2 way mark on your dipstick....
or you oil tube air vents are clogged up or have been removed by pre - owner..
only fill your oil up to the 1/2 way mark on your dipstick....
or you oil tube air vents are clogged up or have been removed by pre - owner..
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i run 3 quartz 14 ozs. in mine after i change the oil. when cold it reads at the half way point, when hot it's one dot down from full. never had any oil blowing out anywhere. each set of dots on the dip stick is 2 ozs.
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My rebuilt Evo engine dripped oil from the head breathers constantly. Turned out that a rocker box gasket had slipped out of position during assembly allowing oil from the rocker box to be drawn into the breather chamber in the corner of the rocker box. New "flapper" valves and new rocker box gaskets stopped it.
Just to be sure, I fold up 1/2 a paper towel and wedge it between the bottom of the air filter and the cover. Before re-gasketing the rocker boxes, I would have to change the paper towel every 200 miles. Now I might change it every 1000-2000 miles, and it's still nearly dry.
I never noticed less oil carryover from running the oil level low in my bike. The only thing running the oil low did for me was increase the oil temperature and the rate of oil consumption.
Just to be sure, I fold up 1/2 a paper towel and wedge it between the bottom of the air filter and the cover. Before re-gasketing the rocker boxes, I would have to change the paper towel every 200 miles. Now I might change it every 1000-2000 miles, and it's still nearly dry.
I never noticed less oil carryover from running the oil level low in my bike. The only thing running the oil low did for me was increase the oil temperature and the rate of oil consumption.
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Best solution I have found, as well as others on this forum: 0000 steel wool & WD40. Polishes the pipes nicely, and gets baked on oil and boot rubber off easily. Make sure it is 0000 steel wool, and it won't scratch.
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My rebuilt Evo engine dripped oil from the head breathers constantly. Turned out that a rocker box gasket had slipped out of position during assembly allowing oil from the rocker box to be drawn into the breather chamber in the corner of the rocker box. New "flapper" valves and new rocker box gaskets stopped it.
Just to be sure, I fold up 1/2 a paper towel and wedge it between the bottom of the air filter and the cover. Before re-gasketing the rocker boxes, I would have to change the paper towel every 200 miles. Now I might change it every 1000-2000 miles, and it's still nearly dry.
I never noticed less oil carryover from running the oil level low in my bike. The only thing running the oil low did for me was increase the oil temperature and the rate of oil consumption.
Just to be sure, I fold up 1/2 a paper towel and wedge it between the bottom of the air filter and the cover. Before re-gasketing the rocker boxes, I would have to change the paper towel every 200 miles. Now I might change it every 1000-2000 miles, and it's still nearly dry.
I never noticed less oil carryover from running the oil level low in my bike. The only thing running the oil low did for me was increase the oil temperature and the rate of oil consumption.
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So that's why some guys name their bike a girls name....
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So, if the air cleaner is always drawing air in when the engine is running and oil tends to follow the air, is the bike smoking?
Since the breather ports are in the top end of the engine, how grossly overfilled does the engine have to be to back up oil in the heads.
I'd be looking for blockage in the breather system (intentional or otherwise), I do agree with the over saturated oil filter theory except, the oil would drip while parked and be drawn in while running.
Since the breather ports are in the top end of the engine, how grossly overfilled does the engine have to be to back up oil in the heads.
I'd be looking for blockage in the breather system (intentional or otherwise), I do agree with the over saturated oil filter theory except, the oil would drip while parked and be drawn in while running.