What kind of oil does a 1999 Softail use?
The 1999 Softail series uses the same Twin-Cam 88 motor used in recent models, lubricated by three separate fluids for the engine, transmission, and primary. However, many riders are uncertain of how to to change the motorcycle’s engine oil, due mostly to the apparent absence of an oil drain plug.
How do you change the oil in a 1999 Harley Softail?
Start the motor and loosen the oil filter until a thin bead of oil begins to seep out from between the motor and the filter. Tighten the filter by hand and stop the motor. Wipe away any oil spills with a shop towel. Warm the motor before draining the oil.
What can cause 1989 Harley pukes oil out crankcase vent?
Re: 1989 harley pukes oil out crankcase vent when started… Blow by compression. Severe engine problems. Pull the heads look at cylinder walls You can’t post conmments that contain an email address. I have 1983 Harley Sportster 1000 that won’t fire when I first turn the key, but after a few minutes it fires right up what can cause this?
How long does it take for an Evo motor to dry?
I have around a 1990 80″ EVO motor on a custom chopper i built. I can fill my primary with 1.5 qrts and in twenty minutes time the primary will be dry. The primary oil is pulled into the motor oil system and overflows out the crankcase vent.
What are the oil lines on a Harley Evo?
The evolution’s external filter requires two oil lines; one line feeds. on a evo motor with a horseshoe style tank (main feed in back [?] and two fittings up towards the front) and a factory oil pump (two fittings. pull out my 90 FX/Softail HD Service Manual & the only oil line diagram is for.
How do you drain a Harley Davidson crank case?
Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. Pull the cam cover, it will drain all except a few oz in the actual crank area. Take # 25 off, disable ignition , turn engine over with starter, the oil will spray out, clamp off the oil feed line from the oil tank first. Be careful when you put the plug back in it cross threads easy.
Re: 1989 harley pukes oil out crankcase vent when started… Blow by compression. Severe engine problems. Pull the heads look at cylinder walls You can’t post conmments that contain an email address. I have 1983 Harley Sportster 1000 that won’t fire when I first turn the key, but after a few minutes it fires right up what can cause this?
How to fix an oil leak in an Evo?
This product can be found many places, one source is: www.eastwood.com Genuine Red Glyptal Imporves Oil Circulation Recommended by many high performance engine rebuilding books, Glyptal seals the tiny pores. Real Old HD motors had problems weeping right thru the case, fix was to split the cases & paint the insides with RED GLYPTAL….