excessive oil in air box?

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Sledbrain2

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• Feb 24, 2019

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Always seem to have more than a couple oz of oil in air box, was like that last year seems to run ok, just wondering what would cause that. maybe reeds,

1800 miles on m8 stock,

 

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• Feb 24, 2019

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compression check, oil cable/cam adjustment, couple chipped reed ends

 

boondocker97

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Noticed considerably less oil in my airbox after replacing my reeds at 2000 miles.

 

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any way for it to seep out when sitting? I never fill it, only like half or maybe 2/3 thinking the tank is just too damn big and gravity will do its thing.

 

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• Feb 25, 2019

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sno*jet said:

any way for it to seep out when sitting? I never fill it, only like half or maybe 2/3 thinking the tank is just too damn big and gravity will do its thing.

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Thats what it seems likes happening, like a siphon starts then stops, fresh oil not like it back fed while running.

 

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• Feb 25, 2019

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Not sure but on my 2010, when I know I will not be riding for more than a few weeks, I store it with tank on the low side as far as fill level. Seems to prevent excess oil from seeping out into the intake.

 

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I took off the stock tank and installed a smaller clear one (same tank that Bdx and TKI sell with belt drive kits), mounted at the bottom of the chain case.

I'll back what everyone else is saying, it seems to be a gravity feed thing because my sled doesn't seep into the box anymore. Still get some water intrusion which sucks but very little oil in there now.