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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 06:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

should this have a cap on it or should it be open to the air. i was looking at my bike and noticed the open fitting.. thanks guys
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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 06:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



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Natexlh1000
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 06:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes. cap it.
It won't idle properly otherwise, I think.
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5liter
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 06:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine's been off forever and the bike idles fine.
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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 06:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

the bike idles fine once it is warm i just thought it might need to be there. it was off when i bought the bike i just had never noticed it until now. what does the fitting do??
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 07:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If this was a Blast, XB, or 1125, I would tell you thats where you connect your carbon canister. I always assumed the tubers had them, I just never looked. Cap it or put a carbon can on it.
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 07:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Also, it shouldn't affect your idle at all, worst comes to worst it just lets in unfiltered air.
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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 07:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i just capped it in case any unfiltered air gets in there.
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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 07:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i hope this is not a dumb question but what is a carbon canister ?? thanks guys
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 07:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It absorbs the nasty gas fumes from the fuel tank and then recycles them into your air intake so they get burned off. Without it, you would be venting to atmosphere and causing global warming and killing baby seals.
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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 07:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ahh one of those devices ... thanks froggy
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Nwrider
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 08:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Baby seals are delicious.
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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 08:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

u know mike the carbon fiber one is prob cheaper then the stock one.
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Nwrider
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 08:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

$34.95 from American Sport Bike. No idea on OE price but you may be right.
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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 08:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i found it for $24.95 on american sport bike. i will check at a harley stealership sometime within the next week or so..
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Nwrider
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 09:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Correction made on the correct thread ; )
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Fullauto
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 09:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just replaced my throttle body on my '99 X1 after it broke. It never had a cap on it but the new updated one does.
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01x1buell
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 09:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ahh so it really does not matter then.
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 09:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The old one had a cap, it probably came off. All it takes is you have it backfire through the intake once and then away it goes.
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Firemanjim
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 01:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

IIRC that is the source for the vacuum for the carbon cannister to function so should not be open.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 07:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

No way!
I Assumed that it would make the engine idle like crap.
The air must come through before the throttle plate then, right?
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Preybird1
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It can make thing run strange. Just ask firemanjim he can explain it. Mine was off my bike when i had them dyno and map it. PLUG IT!
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Kalali
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 11:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine was missing for over a year before I noticed it. I could not detect a difference after I capped it.
BTW, you can use the little caps they sell for covering the (sharp) end of wire shelves. They come in quantity so you'll have plenty of spare.
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Brinnutz
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 11:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I paid $6.95 for a brand new one from the dealer...MSRP used to be like $8.xx.

For the timing cover, wrong thread. Stop making so many damn threads!!!!

(Message edited by brinnutz on July 29, 2011)
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