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I'm a fan of purging the oil from the engine case as part of an oil change. I made my own scavenger and it's its really not that much of a p.i.t.a. However, I was told by someone who says he's a certified master level Harley mechanic, that there is a threaded plug on the bottom of the engine on my 1993 Heritage Classic for draining that oil in the case. Only problem is that I can't find it. Any truth to the existence of said plug???
 
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in the oil pan
 
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However, I was told by someone who says he's a certified master level Harley mechanic, that there is a threaded plug on the bottom of the engine on my 1993 Heritage Classic for draining that oil in the case.
There is no drain plug on the crankcase of a Harley Evolution Softail engine.

@touchdown EVO Softails do not have an oil pan.
 
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
Tell that guy who claims to be a certified master level Harley Mechanic that he is Certified Full of $hit.

There is no drain plug on the crankcase of a Harley Evolution Softail engine.

And.... There is no oil pan.
Didn't know that, I had a 92 Heritage I know I changed the oil a few times, don't maybe getting old.
 
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
Tell that guy who claims to be a certified master level Harley Mechanic that he is Certified Full of $hit.

There is no drain plug on the crankcase of a Harley Evolution Softail engine.

And... There is no oil pan.
I was thinking that also

Yeah, I didn't think there was a plug because in the five years I've had the bike I never saw one

I knew there was no oil pan on an Evo.
 
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Ironheads had them and woe betide anybody foolish enough to remove one....VERY fine threads that usually came out with the plug!
 
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There have been many times when I wished the Evo Softail had an oil pan under the transmission, that oil tank seems to be in the way much of the time, although I have gotten pretty fast removing and installing it at this point.
 
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There have been many times when I wished the Evo Softail had an oil pan under the transmission, that oil tank seems to be in the way much of the time, although I have gotten pretty fast removing and installing it at this point.
Which is why I don't own a Softail...
 
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The Scavenger puck is a quick way to flush the oil.
You're wasting oil and time if you do it more than every 6 oil changes.
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https://roguechopper.com/products/ev...-scavenger-kit
 
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I have changed the oil several times on my 95 Dyna and never noticed another drain plug under there. Then again, I never looked for it either.
 
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