Best start up
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Best start up
Whats the best way to set the bike up for easy start up? Adjusting mixture screw, fast idle screw? Sucks having to crank on it three or four times in the morning before heading out to work. I know the neighbors love it.
Runs great after warmed up just a bitch when its cold to get it started. Tried using a little throttle at start up, That made it worst.
Runs great after warmed up just a bitch when its cold to get it started. Tried using a little throttle at start up, That made it worst.
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If it's below 60, pull the enrichener **** all the way, turn fuel petcock open, turn on key or switch to run, don't touch throttle and start. Once engine has started, let run for about 30 secs. push enrichener **** in about half way and drive off slowly. in about 1 mile push **** in all the way. On a warm engine you may not need the enrichener.
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RE: Best start up
Assuming it's a stock carb and you had already removed the mixture plug to gain access to the mixture screw. You should wait till the bike is warmed up then adjust the mixture. From what I know turn the mixture screw all the way in(easy) then back it out 2.5 turns. From there turn it out til the rpms start to rise then turn it in till the rpms go down. Then adjust it mid-point between the two. From there set the idle. Now if you already changed jets, you might have to change them again. Then follow seniorsuperglideE8's advice.
You need to tell us more about any changes you made to the carb, cams, etc.
The timing may be off also.
Try nightrider.com they have a great website about Harley tuning.
http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/hd_cv_mods.htm
You need to tell us more about any changes you made to the carb, cams, etc.
The timing may be off also.
Try nightrider.com they have a great website about Harley tuning.
http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/hd_cv_mods.htm
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I do basically the same as Seniors above, except I dont ride untill the motor is warm. If your carb is set up properly, dont touch the throttle. Pull the enrichener all the way out, and hit the starter. Should be running within 2-3 revolutions. After 10-15 seconds, once the fast rich idle stabelizes, use your throttle to speed up the idle a little more, then jentlly lock your throttle and push your enrichener in half way, which will slow the idle down to about the speed it was with just full enrichener.
I leave it running like that for another 30-45 seconds, then I push the enrichener all the way in. I leave it running like this on the throttle lock at about 2,000 rpm (by ear) for roughly another 2 min, then take the lock off and let it idle at normal idle untill the rocker covers are quite warm to the touch.
This is what works for me, and my base gaskets have NEVER leaked
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Cheers... Ben.
I leave it running like that for another 30-45 seconds, then I push the enrichener all the way in. I leave it running like this on the throttle lock at about 2,000 rpm (by ear) for roughly another 2 min, then take the lock off and let it idle at normal idle untill the rocker covers are quite warm to the touch.
This is what works for me, and my base gaskets have NEVER leaked
!Cheers... Ben.
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Don't know the guy I bought the bike from said is was about a year old, but you know how that goes. He said he put a gel battery in it. I had the seat off to look at the battery a few days ago, but could not figure out how to take the battery box cover off.
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Whats the easiest to check battery. If I charge the battery and then try to start it and it starts good, I guess this means new battery time?
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I find a lot of short around town rides with a couple or three shutdown /startups is'nt enough for your charging system to keep the battery fully charged. In other words, your drawing more amps out of your battery, than your charging system is putting back in. If I'm doing a lot of riding like this I usually hook up the battery maintainer overnight once a week or so.