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Offline igraul

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Can someone tell me where this hose goes?
« on: April 23, 2010, 02:47:36 PM »
Can someone tell me where #3 Breather Tube A terminates? Is it an overflow that simply dumps on the ground?


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Re: Can someone tell me where this hose goes?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 03:26:12 PM »
Depends on the bike, some go to a breather under the battery and some vent to the ground, My brother thinks he should dump it on the chain, I don't.
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Re: Can someone tell me where this hose goes?
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2010, 03:37:02 PM »
I'm riding a K1, and it dumps to the ground, right in front of my back tire. Should I have a breather on there? What does a breather look like?

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Re: Can someone tell me where this hose goes?
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 04:11:53 PM »
Is this the battery overflow tube?  On my 550 it hooks to the battery and dumps on the ground.
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Re: Can someone tell me where this hose goes?
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2010, 05:33:51 PM »
I'm pretty sure it's an overflow tube for the oil tank, but I'm not completely sure, so I turned to the experts.

I sure appreciate any direction here.

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Re: Can someone tell me where this hose goes?
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2010, 11:23:32 PM »
May I suggest, tho' I don't have a 750, that if it's an oil vent, that you direct it so that it doesn't dump right in front of your rear tire...please? You may get injured! off to the side would be better. At any rate it goes down and out, placement shouldn't be that critical as long as NOT IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE.
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Re: Can someone tell me where this hose goes?
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2010, 11:14:27 AM »
On my 750F1 that hose goes into a small can with a sort of filter element in it (probably to prevent dirt backing up into the engine).  I am supposed to check the can and 'empty if full', but it hasn't ever been even remotely full.  I'd show a pic but the item is pretty hidden behind everything else.
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