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Old May 16, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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i have a late 92 evo which is vented through the heads like a 93. it still has an aftermarket crankcase breather hooked up to the origanal spot at bottom of crankcase. it pukes a lot of oil. can i do away with it since my moter is vented like a 93?
 
Old May 17, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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Is it a breather hose? If so try raising the length higher up and see if it still pukes oil. You can try eliminating it but could create a different issue.
 
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Did it come from the factory configured as a head breather, or was it changed to head breather, just wondering if all the components are in the engine to allow it to be a true head breather. Heads, rocker covers,umbrella valves, cam cover.

I don`t think a head breather uses the crankcase vent.
 
 
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