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Old 09-02-2013 | 09:57 AM
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See that white plastic fitting in the rear grommet?

Remove that whole pipe/fitting and blow it out with carb cleaner.

Got a piece of bicycle inner tube?

REmove the rubber gasket from the oil filler cap. Cut a piece of bike tube the exact size. Put it on and then the original gasket. It will be a bear to reinstall the cap the first few times but will get easier with time. Then the filler cap won't leak.

BTW, is this better than a new engine?
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
See that white plastic fitting in the rear grommet?

Remove that whole pipe/fitting and blow it out with carb cleaner.

Got a piece of bicycle inner tube?

REmove the rubber gasket from the oil filler cap. Cut a piece of bike tube the exact size. Put it on and then the original gasket. It will be a bear to reinstall the cap the first few times but will get easier with time. Then the filler cap won't leak.

BTW, is this better than a new engine?
sure does lol, i have all readu cleaned out that pipe, but i cant get thet rubber grommet out
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sure does lol, i have all readu cleaned out that pipe, but i cant get thet rubber grommet out
Grommet looks pretty new.

What about the filler cap? Got a bike tube chunk?
Old 09-02-2013 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Grommet looks pretty new.

What about the filler cap? Got a bike tube chunk?

i think i have a bike tube laying around somewhere. but its not just coming out of the filler cap. also coming out of that rear grommet and that lines not plugged
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i think i have a bike tube laying around somewhere. but its not just coming out of the filler cap. also coming out of that rear grommet and that lines not plugged
You absolutely sure it's not blowing from the cap area to the rear grommet area? Do the cap fix, clean the valve cover, and then drive it.
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You absolutely sure it's not blowing from the cap area to the rear grommet area? Do the cap fix, clean the valve cover, and then drive it.

ok ill give that a shot, if it is by chance coming from the rear grommet, what do i do
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ok ill give that a shot, if it is by chance coming from the rear grommet, what do i do

Replace the rear grommet.
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Replace the rear grommet.
ok
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ok
Hurry up and get it done. I'm gonna go on a light wheeling trip and take my Doberman for a hike.
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Hurry up and get it done. I'm gonna go on a light wheeling trip and take my Doberman for a hike.

haha is that an invite? lol
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haha is that an invite? lol
Just got back. Did more hiking than wheeling. Got some good photos though.
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Just got back. Did more hiking than wheeling. Got some good photos though.

well lets see them , im going to start a new thread, i have some cool video i did while offroading that im going to throw up. post them to the thread i start
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Just started a new thread over in the wheeling discussion, i posted some videos, should go check them out.
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Just started a new thread over in the wheeling discussion, i posted some videos, should go check them out.
Give me a link.

Did you do the cap mod with the inner tube?
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Give me a link.

Did you do the cap mod with the inner tube?

i actually couldnt find a inner tube, instead i found some other rubber, heres the link https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f13/po...e-mine-177880/


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