Engine stammer
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Engine stammer
I have an '88 1200 XLH. It's not happy when at a constant speed below 50 sort of like stammering, not bad, just sort of hesitant. Runs well under even a little throttle but coughs a little on shut down. Any ideas of the most likely cause?
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John
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John
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I don' think I'm "lugging" it NinL it's not a clean run at higher revs :-(
Not sure if it's running too lean 98 it needs choke to start but doesn't like it left out for more than 5 secs. I did wonder whether it might be too rich? All advice welcome though and I will probably have a better look at the weekend, after all, that's one of the reasons for them :-D
Not sure if it's running too lean 98 it needs choke to start but doesn't like it left out for more than 5 secs. I did wonder whether it might be too rich? All advice welcome though and I will probably have a better look at the weekend, after all, that's one of the reasons for them :-D
Is it worse cold or hot? If you're thinking fuel, if cold it's lean, if hot it's rich. Pull out the enricher just slightly and see if it gets better or worse.
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