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     Brother_in_buells |
Once in awhile seeing ad's for breather bolts for sportsters and such, http://www.bisonmotorsports.com/aluminum-sportster -head-breather-bolts-p/00-0040.htm But with lot's of these engines pucking oil out of the heads breathers can't see that this is a clean and working solution!? Was just wondering about this ,so had to post it! | ||
| Harleyelf |
Clean? It looks clean until it's drooling oil. Firebolt PCV valves work better than stock breather bolts, but both require hoses and a catch can. | ||
| S1owner |
I would never put those in. First thing I did was install XB rockers and a catch can to eliminate that whole issue. I had a crossroads devenator on mine when purchased which runs hoses out to the ground. With my oil ocd not good cant have that stuff anywhere accept in the motor!! | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
Wasn't planning to get those breather bolts Only wondering why someone would put those on their engine!? Probably for show and no go | ||
| Lasbuell |
I have been wondering the same. The kid who owned my bike has a Force air intake and there was a rubber hose going to some brass line into the air filter. It was puking oil all over my leg. SO I rerouted the line and have a big rubber hose and it just looks bad. I was wondering is anyone uses anything like this? https://www.jpcycles.com/product/4000330/j-p-cycles-crankcase-breather-kit  | ||
| S1owner |
That is similar to the devenator then you run the hose to a catch can   | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
Both sides needs to run down to breathe and dump the condensation/oil mix out. So you could use two 90'fittings and connect them with a T piece and then onto the ground or into a bottle or something to catch the slutge. Depending on how much the engine dumps out. Best solution is to convert to xb style rocker box covers with also the xb breathers. And put some normal bolts into the stock breather holes to close and still have the carb with air filter secured. | ||
| Blks1l |
All of the bikes may breath differently as far as the volume of oil in the air. My S1 has both breather hoses connected through a loop with a breather filter at the bottom, I don't think I have ever seen that thing leak a drop of oil, it just barely keeps the breather element moist, while my S3 with about half the miles produced a lot more oil in the crankcase breathers even after doing the XB rockers I did end up adding a catch can to it. I would consider it still to be minor on the S3 but it is surprising the amount of difference. | ||
| Upthemaiden |
"I don't think I have ever seen that thing leak a drop of oil" My S1 is the same, a hose runs down behind the rear cylinder to a filter, I've never noticed any oil coming from it. My old XB on the other hand, I had a filter/catch can and after every ride I could let out a little puddle of white slime. I bought a set of XB rockers and valves for the S1, and I'll put them on someday when I get around to replacing the oil pump gear and need to pull those covers anyway, but I'm hesitant to mess with it and take the chance that changing anything will make that sludge start coming out. | ||
| Ratbuell |
If you're getting white slime every ride, you need to ride longer to burn off the water moisture that comes from condensation. You get a milkshake when you don't heat the oil enough - and keep it hot long enough - to burn off condensation. Rule of thumb - don't start the bike unless you're going to ride it for at least half an hour once it hits operating temp. Best to just let it sit during the winter, untouched, than to circulate all that water-crap through the bearings and seals. |
