Can you ID this part?

[MrMagicFingers]

Good evening Ladies and Gents.

I am doing the not so pleasant job replacing my spark plugs on my wife's 2010 RTS. I am not sure if I will have this back together before we leave for vacation on the 12th of next month. I cannot believe anything this complicated ever made it to production... but that's a different rant. So, when I get the airbox out, and am visually getting the lay of the land, I notice this item (shown in the circle) and it seems to be missing a hose. This is adjacent to the forward cylinder.

Is there anyone here that knows what this part is and whether or not it should have a hose on it? If it should, it's been missing for some time as the nipple was weathered.

I am just curious if I should be really tearing into this to try to find something. Quick checks yield no orphaned hose that I can see.

Thanks in advance for your teachings...

Tim

 

[Joel The Biker]

See next post for correct answer.

 

[safecracker]

If your Spyder is a manual shift, it is the solenoid for the vacuum assist for pulling the clutch in. There is nothing wrong with yours.

 

[MrMagicFingers]

Thanks guys! The hose went through a quagmire of other stuff and it was late last night when I seen it. The only thing that popped into my mind was "Oh no... missing hose. Now what!" hahaha

Tim

 

[safecracker]

You are welcome.

 

[PW2013STL]

As long as you are in there it would be a great time to upgrade your vacuum hoses to silicon ones. These OEM hoses have a history of cracking resulting in ruff running. Take one of your old hoses to a auto parts store for matching the size.

 

[MrMagicFingers]

As long as you are in there it would be a great time to upgrade your vacuum hoses to silicon ones. These OEM hoses have a history of cracking resulting in ruff running. Take one of your old hoses to a auto parts store for matching the size.

That's on my list to do. Just need to look around and see where my Vac hoses are in here on this Spyder. I already have quite a selections of hoses in my garage. I work on a few Goldwings from time to time and the 1500's love there Vac lines!! hahaha. I have a couple of Wings and tend to work on a few for friends and relatives... not a business that for sure. A Spyder is a new adventure for me.

Thanks!

Tim

 

[MrMagicFingers]

As long as you are in there it would be a great time to upgrade your vacuum hoses to silicon ones. These OEM hoses have a history of cracking resulting in ruff running. Take one of your old hoses to a auto parts store for matching the size.

As far as I can tell, there are only 3 areas on this bike that have Vac lines...

MAPS (2 hoses I think)
Clutch (3 hoses I think)
EVAP (1 or 2 in that system)

Tim