Help with Crank Case Filter
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6th Gear
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Help with Crank Case Filter
I have seen pictures and videos of people that buy a seperate small filter and attach it to their crank case air tube as opposed to having the crank case tube get its air from the intake. I have taken my intake off and cant seem to fine where the crank case is getting its air. Has anyone done this before or can someone explain how this is done?
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Road Master
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what do you mean you cant find where the crank case is getting its air? if you took the intake plate off, it should just be an open hose that connects to the intake plate. i blocked my intake plate off, routed the hose under the front of the motor, and put a little breather on the end... problem solved.
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Ok that makes sense... i will try that when i get home, will i need to go buy hoses? probably yeah. do you know how difficult it is to take that backing plate off?
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it doesn't even measure on the difficulty scale, it's removing a few bolts
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what do you mean you cant find where the crank case is getting its air? if you took the intake plate off, it should just be an open hose that connects to the intake plate. i blocked my intake plate off, routed the hose under the front of the motor, and put a little breather on the end... problem solved.
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Road Master
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what year is your bike? mine is a 90, and i have 1 tube that comes from the front, right side of the engine right next to the front cylinder, and goes directly into the back of my intake plate. its now blocked off in the intake place (brass plug), and the tube is routed in front of the motor and down towards the ground.
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Tourer
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Crankcase filters don't filter incoming air. They filter crankcase air to the atmosphere.
Stock setup recirculates the crankcase air into the engine. Emission standards.
Stock setup recirculates the crankcase air into the engine. Emission standards.
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what year is your bike? mine is a 90, and i have 1 tube that comes from the front, right side of the engine right next to the front cylinder, and goes directly into the back of my intake plate. its now blocked off in the intake place (brass plug), and the tube is routed in front of the motor and down towards the ground.
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i am having a problem with my crankcase breather tube i hav it hanging down pointed at the ground away from my rear tire and every time i park it i get about a quarter size oil spot on the ground and its definetly coming from the breather. but odly enough my oil levels are perfectly fine. been doing this for months. and on longer highway rides i have to ride in the back cause my buddy's will get small oil specks on there bikes if im in front.