Oil Filter Kit for my Ironhead........
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Oil Filter Kit for my Ironhead........
I was looking at the bike and noticed that this bike doesnt have an oil filter for the oil bag and dont feel comfortable riding without one. Anyone know of a good Oil Filter Kit? Ill even settle for just the adapter as I can always make a mount for it. A few questions:
Do I need a pump to go to the filter and than to the oil bag or is there enough preasure to push it through and to the oil bag?
Should I put on a oil cooler kit as well on the bike? Or is one really not needed?
What hose would have to go to the oil filter?
Anyone happen to know where I can get a 1969 Ironhead manual for these engines so I can figure out a few other things?
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Do I need a pump to go to the filter and than to the oil bag or is there enough preasure to push it through and to the oil bag?
Should I put on a oil cooler kit as well on the bike? Or is one really not needed?
What hose would have to go to the oil filter?
Anyone happen to know where I can get a 1969 Ironhead manual for these engines so I can figure out a few other things?
Thanks
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you could put a newer kidney tank on it with a filter in the cap,or v-twin sells a aux,filter that mounts to the front motor mount plate..you dont need a pump,plenty of pressure..you really dont need it if you change the oil often.. the bike has made it 40 years with out it so far..you dont need a cooler unless it is hotter then normal where you ride..100's+..a clymer manual will work..from a bike shop or ebay
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you could put a newer kidney tank on it with a filter in the cap,or v-twin sells a aux,filter that mounts to the front motor mount plate..you dont need a pump,plenty of pressure..you really dont need it if you change the oil often.. the bike has made it 40 years with out it so far..you dont need a cooler unless it is hotter then normal where you ride..100's+..a clymer manual will work..from a bike shop or ebay
What does the kidney tank look like? What year were you suggesting? Yea Ive seen the motor mount plate kits. Im seeing them go or about $60. I think thats alot for that kit though. If I can track down the oil adapter I can probably make my own bracket so I may want to go that option.
Clymer....Got it will look for that manual!
Thanks
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I wouldn't worry about it, my 1975 XLCH (no filter) has almost 30,000 miles on the original engine and still going strong. That's the way they were designed, plenty of them out there running without a filter.
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What does the kidney tank look like? What year were you suggesting? Yea Ive seen the motor mount plate kits. Im seeing them go or about $60. I think thats alot for that kit though. If I can track down the oil adapter I can probably make my own bracket so I may want to go that option.
Clymer....Got it will look for that manual!
Thanks
Clymer....Got it will look for that manual!
Thanks
Last edited by j1mmy; May 2, 2011 at 12:08 AM.
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