Questions & Answers for: Harley Davidson XLH 1000 Sportster oil breather

...breather why is oil comming out of the cam cover breather? You may have a broken or ruptured hose that is causing the oil to leak. You will need the hose fixed and some more oil put in. because it is ...

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...oil out of generator breather tube 1976 sportster. Put a new battery in a bike that I acquired that was supposedly rebuilt only 2k miles ago. I cranked it over a few times and fuel is running out of ...

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oil line is a breather line that comes out of the cam chest just in front of the front chain sprocket, you'll have to take the chain sprocket cover off to see it. It goes up and behind the oil tank to

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...oil tank, the hose coming off the very bottom of the tank is the feed line to the pump. The nipple at the top under the tank filler cap is the return. There may also be a breather nipple on the tank ...

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...oil builds up in the air breather and runs out. You have to clean the air filter out periodically. You can find the crankcase breather hose and re-route it somewhere else so the oil won't go into the ...

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...oil is coming out of the breather as to whether or not you have a problem. There are kits available aftermarket to reroute this vented air pressure outside of the air cleaner. Good Luck Steve got oil ...

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...oil tank/pan. 3. Restricted breather operation. 4. Restricted oil filter. 5. Piston rings badly worn or broken. 6. Valve guides or seals worn or crushed. 7. O-ring damaged or missing from oil ...

...oil tank/pan. 3. Restricted breather operation. 4. Restricted oil filter. 5. Piston rings badly worn or broken. 6. Valve guides or seals worn or crushed. 7. O-ring damaged or missing from oil ...

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...breather system on Harley Davidsons has NEVER been famous for being a trouble free zone. Oil tank dip stick launches happen far to often than they should in my humble opinion. As engine sizes get ...

...to have it gush out the engine breather when you fire it up. Best thing to do is drain the oil before you put the bike away for the winter also drain the gas and run the carb out of fuel. Good ...

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