SE stage 1 air cleaner kit (early)

[Monk]

I PMed with Dave about this, but thought maybe I should post about it as well, so anybody else who sees it will have a thread to not search for...

When I opened my AC to clean the filter a week ago, this is the configuration of the breather hoses as I discovered them...


Dave informed me it must be the "old style"SE kit. The blind hole the front hose was stuffed into was actually an inlet that could be used for additional connections.
Both breathers should be directed into the intake.
This is how I'm running it now...


Don't have a lot of hours on it like this yet, but I'm thinkin' Dave is right... this makes more sense than blocking off one hose..?

Helluva coincidence that the blind hole was just exactly the correct spacing to accommodate that front hose, huh?

[Happy Hours]

yea I would think the way you have it now makes more sense.

[vlade]

hehe what dummy thought that up? Our maybe I shouldnt ask

[Oiltrash]

Pic 2 is how I have been running mine.

[vlade]

Pic 2 is how I have been running mine.

Got that I'm just wonderin if it was a Dealer mod hehe

[Dan]

well considering the backing plate has tabs on it on both sides to hold the hose in place into the intake I would say someone just fugged up is all.

[Oiltrash]

My SE palte lokks different but the hoses are in.

[Monk]

I'm just waitin' for some old school Sporty guy (**Snif, Croc? Snif.**) to weigh in with "Aw Hell, that's the so-and-so mod... we used to do that to..."
All I can figure is it wouldn't send as much oil into the cylinders in the fuel/air mix. But why, what's the advantage?

And OT... like I said, this is apparently the old style SE kit for the 1200s. Works great, just older design I guess.

[sonnyd]

Yeah, pic 2 is the way mine is. I keep finding oil on my swing arm and I thought it was the air cleaner breather, but after doing some research, I find that it's
the Transmission vent. Guess the original owner never had the conversion done. Anyone with a 2000 model, check out the service bulletin for the Transmission
vent re-routing if your getting oil on your swingarm and pipes. I don't know why mine is suddenly doing it more then it was, guess it's the 100+ degree heat
everyday??
Regards Sonny

[Oiltrash]

Yeah, I am not familiar with the old plates. I had read somewhere that some were concerned about sending all back into the cylinders. But I don't know.

[Monk]

I'm startin' to develop a serious leak all the way around both valve covers... need new gaskets bad.
Gotta wipe oil from the chrome each night now. Bummin' me out, didn't used to do this.
Mechanic bud told me it's just markin' its territory. Ride it!

Croc, I'll buy the parts and Budweiser... Osco'll wanna come watch, too.
Might be a bucket of chicken in it, too.

Need help buddy!

Moooooooooooooooo!

And DAMN, Sonny! That LePera is saweeet lookin'! It'd kill my butt, though!

[sonnyd]

LOL, for as big as my gut is, my butt is fairly small, I guess I have male caucasion buttLOLOLOL The LePera doesn't really bother me as
far as distance goes, it's just in that 75mph and up range the vibes set my butt on fire. I didn't notice it as much with the Badlander. The
LePera is lower though by probably 1/2". I alternate back and forth between them. I usually put the LePera on for bike nights so I don't have
to haul some drunk chick around that decides she wants to go biking! LOL.
Sorry to hear about the valve cover issue!!!!! I sure hope I don't start getting leaks, the bikes 10 years old this year, and it still stays bone dry except
that transmission vent tube spitting some out. Need to do the service bulletin and re-rout it.
Regards Sonny

[Monk]

This is a problem... and I've been reading some stuff from some real old die-hard guys that "Synthetic oil leaks"... I don't want to believe this, but all the leaks did appear after I went to Mobil 1.

They also say gaskets can fail often in this FL heat... so they're due for replacement anyway. Got about 13K on 'em, 8K of that with the synthetic oil onboard.

[vlade]

I'd wonder if your vented right Munk and oil is being forced out of your gaskets. Clogged or somethin

[Strat HD]

Thanks for posting this. Just went out to the garage and checked mine out. This is the Screaming Eagle setup on my 02 FLHT. I had it put on before the bike left the dealership. Just last week I was thinking I need to go to a catch can setup similar to what Dave63 is running. I'm tired of oil spray on the front of my saddlebag. Well.. no wonder, gonna start looking for a catch can.