'91 Softail Custom carb issues
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Good point, yes, there is an arrow cast in the body that tells the direction of removal? Someone correct me if I am wrong please. YD
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Road Master
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The tap method worked great. The first attempt broke the brass fitting off about flush with the carb housing, I tapped in deeper & the second try pulled it right out.
Also, my float pin goes all the way thru in either direction, and there is no arrow on the carb. This is a late '91 bike, I got it on sale as the '92s were hitting the floor.
Thanks again.
Also, my float pin goes all the way thru in either direction, and there is no arrow on the carb. This is a late '91 bike, I got it on sale as the '92s were hitting the floor.
Thanks again.
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From: Brighton, MI
The tap method worked great. The first attempt broke the brass fitting off about flush with the carb housing, I tapped in deeper & the second try pulled it right out.
Also, my float pin goes all the way thru in either direction, and there is no arrow on the carb. This is a late '91 bike, I got it on sale as the '92s were hitting the floor.
Thanks again.
Also, my float pin goes all the way thru in either direction, and there is no arrow on the carb. This is a late '91 bike, I got it on sale as the '92s were hitting the floor.
Thanks again.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...pin-stuck.html
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Road Master
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From: SF Bay area
Getting closer!
Put a carb rebuild kit in after ultrasonically cleaning it, and after 14 years she starts!
But...
It runs awesome if & only if the enrichener is pulled out all the way. If not, cracking the throttle kills it and it won't idle. I sprayed some starting fluid around the intake to see if the rpm's go up & they don't seem to.
Where to look first?
Thanks again.
Put a carb rebuild kit in after ultrasonically cleaning it, and after 14 years she starts!
But...
It runs awesome if & only if the enrichener is pulled out all the way. If not, cracking the throttle kills it and it won't idle. I sprayed some starting fluid around the intake to see if the rpm's go up & they don't seem to.
Where to look first?
Thanks again.
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From: Durham, NC
Getting closer!
Put a carb rebuild kit in after ultrasonically cleaning it, and after 14 years she starts!
But...
It runs awesome if & only if the enrichener is pulled out all the way. If not, cracking the throttle kills it and it won't idle. I sprayed some starting fluid around the intake to see if the rpm's go up & they don't seem to.
Where to look first?
Thanks again.
Put a carb rebuild kit in after ultrasonically cleaning it, and after 14 years she starts!
But...
It runs awesome if & only if the enrichener is pulled out all the way. If not, cracking the throttle kills it and it won't idle. I sprayed some starting fluid around the intake to see if the rpm's go up & they don't seem to.
Where to look first?
Thanks again.
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Road Master
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From: SF Bay area
Don't think that thought hasn't crossed my mind
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Upon further review.... it seems that without the enrichener all the way out, it wants to run on one cylinder. Really starting to sound like an intake leak.
Last edited by Bikerscum; Jan 24, 2015 at 04:11 PM.