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Aug 12, 2006 | 11:01 PM

Hossman

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Noticed some oil drips from my air cleaner?

I have not taken the filter off yet.. But will later or in the AM -- Any ideas?

1991 FLSTC with SS carb stage 2 setup.

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Aug 12, 2006 | 11:04 PM

Shovelhead Bob

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RE: Noticed some oil drips from my air cleaner?

Head breathers are puking it out......

Aug 12, 2006 | 11:07 PM

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RE: Noticed some oil drips from my air cleaner?

Is there something I need to do replace or clean?? I ride 100 miles a day.. I did just hit a wheelbarrel on the freeway a couple weeks back - Thay was a fast stop.. maybe that caused it??

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Aug 12, 2006 | 11:15 PM

Shovelhead Bob

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RE: Noticed some oil drips from my air cleaner?

To replace the valve (Little rubber flapper), you have to open up the rockerbox'....

Replacing them is a moot point if you run your motor at 75 -85 mph for lengthy periods, as the oil will build up and just hang there.....

Check the hose that routes the breathers, and you will see that the hose exits BELOW the carb opening... Not smart engineering.... It should be routed into the carb throat, to use the spent oil and blowby in the combustion process.....

Aug 12, 2006 | 11:22 PM

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Thanks -- In the AM 45 mintues at 75MPH in the afternoon more like 45 mph [:-] .. I'll keep an eye on it clean what I can - see where I am.

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Aug 13, 2006 | 01:31 AM

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RE: Noticed some oil drips from my air cleaner?

I think I have heard someone say that if you over fill your oil tank this can happen. A lot of people do not do an oil change properly. The bike has to be hot before draining like a 10 mile after draining the oil and before installing the new filter I like to poor oil in the new filter before installing it. I fill my deluxe oil tank to the weld mark on the filler neck of the oil tank that is a starting point. Now take it for a ride get it hot again and check add if needed. If you overfill it its not a good thing to do I would rather run a little low than over check the oil level when hot and see if its over.