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Voltz
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 08:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Can anyone tell me why my 99 Xi is blowing
oil out the crank case breather tube on a
regular basis?
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Spiderman
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 09:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Cause you blew a main crank shaft seal...
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Buellistic
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 09:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Are you talking about the HEAD BREATHERS ???

The TRANSMISSION BREATHER ???
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Spiderman
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 10:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
good call...
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Voltz
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I am guessing the transmission. The hose is connected to the top of the tranny below the starter.
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Spiderman
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 12:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Main seal...
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Voltz
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 12:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Thanks. Sounds expensive.
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Hootowl
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 12:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
It isn't. You just need to spend part of a Saturday getting to know your bike : )

You'll need a new seal, and a new primary gasket. If you haven't been in your primary before, you probably still have the paper gasket, the new one will be metal. Also, you should replace your primary chain tensioner. The 99 used the old thin model. That is an accident waiting to happen. Also, there is an updated shifter pawl that makes shifting easier. You have to take your primary chain off anyway, and the pawl is right there. All these parts will set you back about $75.
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Voltz
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 06:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Thank you Hootowl. I'll get on it!
Respect!
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