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Dec 17, 2014 | 07:08 PM

joe buck

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From: boston

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So I'm taking parts off my bike to put on some led lights and i see this metal pipe coming off the air intake with nothing atached to it doesn't seem right but that's the way my dealer left it when the changed out my air cleaner.
what do you think is that ok?

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Dec 17, 2014 | 07:20 PM

BigTwins

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I think there is a small rubber cap that goes on that.

Dec 17, 2014 | 07:22 PM

BigTwins

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I think that is supposed to have a purge tube cap on it.

Dec 17, 2014 | 07:22 PM

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2nd that. should have a cap on it.

Dec 17, 2014 | 07:25 PM

BigTwins

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Your bike should theoretically be running like crap without it. They can blow of and one of the 1st things to check when it starts running bad out of the blue.

Dec 17, 2014 | 09:11 PM

Tinman265

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From: Oswego, IL

Mine has a cap

Dec 17, 2014 | 09:23 PM

mkguitar

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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins

yup, that is a vacuum port used on models with vapor canisters (CA and Int'l), a small rubber cap will fit over that.

If you want to save a trip, a piece of fuel line type hose with a smear of "sensor safe" rtv silicone placed over the nipple.
Then into the end of the hose turn in a bolt which fits tight...smear the threads with rtv.

Good on Ya for spotting that and asking about it

Mike