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Can someone tell me what this part is?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:40 pm
by harold
mystery part.jpg

I have been through all the parts diagrams that I can find, but I don't see this part in any of them. Anyone know what it is? It has some kind of wiring harness hooked to it, and it looks like a drain hose going down under the bike.

Re: Can someone tell me what this part is?

PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:25 pm
by slammer449
It's called a 'ventilation valve' Check user name edec for previous posts.

Re: Can someone tell me what this part is?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:21 am
by harold
Thanks for the help. I did the search and found the thread. I had seen that on the same drawing, but couldn't tell from the drawing that it was the same part. When I tear into my carbs again, I will remove it, since apparently it is not used on other bikes. I just wished it weighed 40 lbs.

Re: Can someone tell me what this part is?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:54 am
by Old Dog
I doubt it is standard as that is the fitting for the fuel pump, the XTZ vestigial part.

Re: Can someone tell me what this part is?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:25 am
by DAVID THOMPSON
On my traveller its missing
i spent a bit of time trying to figure what the extra wire
was that went to no where
dave

Re: Can someone tell me what this part is?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:27 am
by harold
I took mine off yesterday. It is a solenoid valve. There is 12 volt going to it with the key on, and you can feel it click when it gets power. Since there was a rubber cap on the top, it was not doing anything. Now I just need to trace the wire and remove it, so I don't have a hot wire waiting to short out on something.

Re: Can someone tell me what this part is?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:51 pm
by billr
harold wrote:I took mine off yesterday. It is a solenoid valve. There is 12 volt going to it with the key on, and you can feel it click when it gets power. Since there was a rubber cap on the top, it was not doing anything. Now I just need to trace the wire and remove it, so I don't have a hot wire waiting to short out on something.

Just cover it up well and save it for the power wire of that PD Oiler...or other electrical device that needs switched 12v :D
Bill R

Re: Can someone tell me what this part is?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:06 am
by harold
Very good idea.