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Jul 31, 2011 | 01:20 PM

safetydave7777

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crankcase breather

I got a problem. There is oil dripping of my air cleaner cover. I'm thinking that the breather may be blocked. Is there one, and where the heck is it?? Bike got 25000 on it, and just started to do it. Can anybody help? Thank a lot, DAVE

Jul 31, 2011 | 04:06 PM

RHillbilly

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Is it overfilled with oil

Jul 31, 2011 | 04:21 PM

lh4x4

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What is the model bike that you have? What year? Stock AC?

It is hard to answer a question without having any info.

Jul 31, 2011 | 04:29 PM

oldairboater

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Cylinder head breather bolts vent inside of the breather through the back plate. Sometimes if you overfill your oil or run your bike hard you can blow oil out into your breather air filter. Air filter gets soaked oil drops. The only other thing I can think of is that someone pulled the breather tube out and it is against the back of the back plate dripping oil.

Aug 3, 2011 | 07:55 PM

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I have a K&N air filter on my 2008 Ultra Classic and I am experiencing the same thing. I have been told to keep the dipstick at half way, but I am still experiencing the same thing as Dave. I am not sure when my problem began, but I now have 40,000 miles on mine. I have been trying to find a solution whereby you re-route the oil drops via a tube to the ground. I still cannot visualize that concept and have not found directions or photos of this.

Red Dog