1989 883 hugger sportster
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1989 883 hugger sportster
Just came in possession of this bike. Has a dirty carb and want to rebuild. It has straight pipe exhaust. I live about 100 feet above sea level.
I want to rejet, but unsure if I should get a dyno jet kit or just buy a single jet and save some $$$.
Where can I buy a carb overhaul kit?
I want to rejet, but unsure if I should get a dyno jet kit or just buy a single jet and save some $$$.
Where can I buy a carb overhaul kit?
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Just came in possession of this bike. Has a dirty carb and want to rebuild. It has straight pipe exhaust. I live about 100 feet above sea level.
I want to rejet, but unsure if I should get a dyno jet kit or just buy a single jet and save some $$$.
Where can I buy a carb overhaul kit?
I want to rejet, but unsure if I should get a dyno jet kit or just buy a single jet and save some $$$.
Where can I buy a carb overhaul kit?
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what size jet do I need?
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On my 2001 883 the stock carb was jetted for sea level. I would believe that's what you'd want for the stock bike. Do you have a service manual?
I kept the stock jetting on my sportster even though I moved to 8,500'. It certainly ran rich, but I rode anywhere from 5 to 10 thousand feet above sea level. I still have the stock jet 15 years later.
my ex also had a stock 883 and we did rejet her bike.
wish I had a better answer. Perhaps someone else will chime in with a suggestion. Good luck with the carburetor rebuild.
I kept the stock jetting on my sportster even though I moved to 8,500'. It certainly ran rich, but I rode anywhere from 5 to 10 thousand feet above sea level. I still have the stock jet 15 years later.
my ex also had a stock 883 and we did rejet her bike.
wish I had a better answer. Perhaps someone else will chime in with a suggestion. Good luck with the carburetor rebuild.
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easier to answer if you would disassemble and clean carb and note what sizes are in there now
reinstall and assess performance
you dont know at this point if the symptoms that you dont describe are caused by dirt or jet sizes
reinstall and assess performance
you dont know at this point if the symptoms that you dont describe are caused by dirt or jet sizes
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No reason to change any jets until after the full rebuild and test running the motor. It may already have the perfect jets installed. Get a Factory Service Manual and a complete rebuild kit, carbs are pretty easy. Good luck.
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that is a + for a CV carb, they can compensate a wide range of elevations. your killer is the exhaust and probably should have been rejetted for that but most have no clue. sometimes an aluminum carb will become a paper weight if stored long term. you also have air passages which can become block from bloom, expression use to describe the swelling of aluminum as it oxidizes. if you suspect this, remove all non metal parts and soak in an aluminum cleaner (sonic bath even better) to help flush the passages followed by a chem dip. even so, minute changes to ports can wreck havoc.
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Cleaned the carb in carb cleaning solution for a couple hours and came out super clean. Found out that it's a cali carb and it has been upgraded to 45/170 jets. I ordered me a performance needle from CV performance because the cali carbs use a different needle and want it to run great. I have a bad petcock so no fuel to carb. Have a new one on order.
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Some of the Cali needles actually allowed more fuel...does your year have the accelerator pump?
A complete disassemble and cleaning of all passages and ports is highly recommended (with carb spray and straw). It's the only way to know all of the tiny ports and passages are clean and clear.
A complete disassemble and cleaning of all passages and ports is highly recommended (with carb spray and straw). It's the only way to know all of the tiny ports and passages are clean and clear.
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Some of the Cali needles actually allowed more fuel...does your year have the accelerator pump?
A complete disassemble and cleaning of afll passages and ports is highly recommended (with carb spray and straw). It's the only way to know all of the tiny ports and passages are clean and clear.
A complete disassemble and cleaning of afll passages and ports is highly recommended (with carb spray and straw). It's the only way to know all of the tiny ports and passages are clean and clear.
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