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1988 FLHS crankcase breather

Discussion in 'Motorcycle Tech Talk' started by Big Ben, Jul 2, 2004.

  1. Big Ben

    Big Ben New Member

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    A buddy of mine just bought a used 1988 Electraglide that seems to have had a number of weird mods done to it.
    It's got the stock(?) butterfly carb with an S&S teardrop air cleaner attached. What worries me is that the air cleaner and carb are held in place by a strut that is attached to what I think is the breather hole on the front cylinder with a bolt that is completely plugging the hole. The breather hole on the rear cylinder is completely left open.
    The guy he bought it from insists that pre-CV Evos don't have breathers and that those holes can be safely plugged, but the holes are where the breathers are on my 1993 FXSTC. :confused:

    What's the truth here? Should I be worried?
    Big Ben, Jul 2, 2004
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    Breather

    All things being stock as far as heads those are mounting locations only. The breather line should be down by the top of oil pump.
    dutch, Jul 2, 2004
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  4. Big Ben

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    Thanks Dutch!

    That's one less thing to worry about.
    Big Ben, Jul 3, 2004
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