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I am building the Imai 1/12 FXS Lowrider. There is an oil cooler but they don't show any lines! I am unsure of the year but it has the AMF air cooler which i have replaced with an S&S!

Any help describing where the oil hoses run would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,

Joe.

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OilCoolerDiagramDyna.gif

This is a Dyna....but all are the same

With softail tank

192909-oil-cooler-diagram-for-softail-im

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Thanks G,

I saw that diagram but the fxs does not have the oil filter there in front. Frankly i have no idea where the oil filter is, unless it is that thing sticking out of the timing case on top?

Or they just left it out?

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Coolers are an option on Harleys...They all are after the filter mounted on the downtube of the frame. This catalog shot shows the filter adaptor

26157_11TT.jpg

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Thanks again so much for this help. If the filter is on the down tube i think i found it! It is under a lttle down facing hood. Your diagram would put the hoses from the cooler on one side of the hoses going to the filter?

Joe.

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Nevermind wrong down tube. You mean the one directly beneath the seat. They did not give me a filter. At least i know where to run the hoses.

thanks again.

Joe.

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Joseph, If you look at the pics of my "Strip Tease" build I made an oil cooler (and oil filter). The model is based on a Softail. The lowriders (etc) of the time would have had it a little higher up the frame. Near where the brace is below the steering head. Looking from the front it would be more or less even/slightly above the front fender height.

I hope this makes sense to you.

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I sent you a PM with a pic of what I use for oil line routing on this type Harley (AMF/FX series/70s to early 80s) and a pic of a Lowrider which has an oil cooler where I tried to describe.

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I sent you a PM with a pic of what I use for oil line routing on this type Harley (AMF/FX series/70s to early 80s) and a pic of a Lowrider which has an oil cooler where I tried to describe.

Thank you for the pix. I found a schematic and ran two lines from the pump to oil tank one on the top and one to the bottom. The two lines from the cooler i will strap to the frame and run them under the engine and up to to the down tube. I will either fashion a fuel filter and attach to the down tube or i will hide the ends.

joe.

On the old Shovelheads the oil filter was in the oil tank.

That would answer a lot of questions.

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