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| ====== Symptoms of Breather problems ====== | ====== Symptoms of Breather problems ====== | ||
| + | The most noticeable signs of breather valve problems are weeping gaskets or oil excessively leaking out the breather or puking oil out of it. \\ | ||
| + | When the umbrella(s) gets hard, it doesn't flex well to allow the engine to breath out on exhale. \\ | ||
| + | Then the trapped in air is compounded on the next stroke. The excess air contributes to more vacuum created and implodes the gaskets. \\ | ||
| + | Or it contributes to too high of oil density and slings excess oil out. \\ | ||
| + | Other factors are involved so results will vary. \\ | ||
| ===== Why Oil Pukes Out the Air Cleaner ===== | ===== Why Oil Pukes Out the Air Cleaner ===== | ||
| Wet sumping is a term usually used when oil spits out the breather vent / air cleaner. ((Hippysmack of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5757523#post5757523)) \\ | Wet sumping is a term usually used when oil spits out the breather vent / air cleaner. ((Hippysmack of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5757523#post5757523)) \\ | ||
