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Title: oil return tank?
Post by: crom A zone on October 13, 2008, 08:08:48 PM
Its the black box    on the KFX400  on the right side of the carb. Does any one no if u need  that or can u just vent the valve cover and   crank and be fine?


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: TRX450R_Racer on October 13, 2008, 11:02:07 PM
It's a breather. You can run without it, but you still need to let the engine vent. You can't just plug them off.


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: Team Alba Z400 Rider 43 on October 14, 2008, 01:30:07 AM
You need that black box.


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: TRX450R_Racer on October 14, 2008, 08:30:40 AM
You need that black box.

Why?? As long as he puts a breather on the hoses he should be fine.


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: crom A zone on October 14, 2008, 09:31:58 AM
thats what i was thinkin     why does it need to be there


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: Team Alba Z400 Rider 43 on October 14, 2008, 11:32:17 AM
I thought you could use a small little breather on the hoses as well. Here read this, the original post is gone, but this is from the gurus at Z400central. But take it off if you want. I wouldn't do it.


http://www.z400central.com/invision/index.php?showtopic=66770


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: TRX450R_Racer on October 14, 2008, 11:46:52 AM
That's a good read. Thanks fro the info.


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: crom A zone on October 14, 2008, 11:58:06 AM
thank you for the help   really learned alot   from it   its back on the bike   started her up and drove around i got the jetting right on the first time   lol


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: Team Alba Z400 Rider 43 on October 14, 2008, 12:09:45 PM
No prob guys. I really wanted to get rid of it as well. You probably could relocate it if you took your time and did it right.


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: crom A zone on October 14, 2008, 03:46:59 PM
yea but the point would be to get rid of it   its not that bad looking more pain in neck to get the the carb


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: Team Alba Z400 Rider 43 on October 14, 2008, 06:59:34 PM
Exactly, you could relocate it to make carb access easier.


Title: Re: oil return tank?
Post by: crom A zone on October 14, 2008, 07:15:19 PM
to much work  for that   i would rather put th time money and effort to make it faster and handle better