2003 Harley Davidson XLH 883 Sportster "breather element" Questions

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...of the center section. The umbrella always lines up with the "head breather ports" in the heads where the large bolts for the air filter element go. Towards the carb side of the head. Good Luck ...

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...element and the breather tubes in lukewarm water with a mild detergent, do not strike the filter element on a hard surface to dislodge dirt, allow the filter to either air dry or blow it dry from the ...

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...breather tubes and saturating the air cleaner element to the extent that the engine will not idle properly if you have oil and smoke coming out of the breather on any engine it is a good indication ...

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...element to replace the filter. The housing had a lot of oil inside. Is this normal or do I have a problem? The engine breather pipe is mostly routed to the air cleaner box, if it gets oily means the ...

element is due to be cleaned, or changed.Oct 22, 2019 What causes oil to come out of the breather on a Harley Davidson? Videos as well https://www.google.com/search?q=1993+Harley-Davidson+1340+Softail

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Final Drive Breather Valve A question on the final drive hub unit. I accidentally snapped off the breather valve's cap (a small cup shaped piece that I imagine protects the valve from elements/water).

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element, you'll see that the large bolts that hold the breather onto the heads are hollow. Inside the rocker boxes, there are small rubber "umbrellas" that are opened and closed by crankcase pressure.

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...breather, you could drill and tap a 1/8" pipe plug hole in the backing plate inward of the air filter element and install a pipe nipple to plug the hose onto. As for the bracket, same thing. You my ...

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element. Now there is another part in the cam chest that has a lot of effect on the operation of the crankcase breather system on your bike. This part is called the "breather gear" and is located down

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