"Thomas E Bowman, Jr." wrote:
> Plastic is on the bar, choose your poison.
mmmmm, locktite....
>
>
> I just recently installed the Screamin Eagle AirCleaner and Breather kit for
> EFI (98 RK Classic). Like many others I had been having a problem with oil
> blowing out through the air cleaner and onto the right side of the bike.
> This was the case prior to adding the new Screamin Eagle Air Cleaner. Now
> that I have added this new air Cleaner I am thinking of running 3/8 inch
> tubing down under the bike to avoid this oil spray problem.
That's fine, just put another filter on the end of it.
>
>
> My question is this: Standard insallation calls to have the supplied
> length of 3/8 tubing from the metal breather tube to the backing plate where
> it then vents into the air cleaner. If I go the route of running a longer
> piece of 3/8 tubing to under the bike must the hole in the backing plate
> where the tube would otherwise vent into the air cleaner be filled to avoid
> a passageway for unfiltered air to enter the engine intake. In essence air
> entering this hole (maybe 1/3 inch diameter) would be bypassing the filter
> element. I know this is a relatively small hole, but still big enough to
> let assorted nastys into the intake. Any thoughts on if others have capped
> this hole, and if so with what---just a bolt and nut or what?
Yes, plug the hole, I would silicone or super glue a rocker box diaphragm onto
the plate
from the backside.
HogDr
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