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techtalk:ref:engmech04 [2019/12/08 21:34] hippysmack [Engine Breathing] |
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| - | Sportsters move the least amount of air through the breathers. | + | Sportsters move the least amount of air through the breathers. \\ |
| Twin Cams move the most amount of air through the breathers, with little difference between air cooled and Twin Cooled. \\ | Twin Cams move the most amount of air through the breathers, with little difference between air cooled and Twin Cooled. \\ | ||
| Milwaukee-Eights move more air than Sportsters, but little more than half as much as the Twin Cams through the breathers. \\ | Milwaukee-Eights move more air than Sportsters, but little more than half as much as the Twin Cams through the breathers. \\ | ||
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| | This is a Buell XBRR with reed valves through the cam chest wall. ((photos by aswracing of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=829935)) || | | This is a Buell XBRR with reed valves through the cam chest wall. ((photos by aswracing of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=829935)) || | ||
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| + | ====== Symptoms of Breather problems ====== | ||
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| So to keep oil out of the A/C, means keeping engine breathing And wet sumping in balance. ((Hippysmack of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5757523#post5757523)) \\ | So to keep oil out of the A/C, means keeping engine breathing And wet sumping in balance. ((Hippysmack of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5757523#post5757523)) \\ | ||
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| ===== Breather Catch Can Test For Oil Leaks Out the Vent ===== | ===== Breather Catch Can Test For Oil Leaks Out the Vent ===== | ||
