'97 FXDWG backfiring
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From: North Carolina
Sure sounds like an intake leak. Check it real good. After pulling my intake twice I put a dab of red RTV on there, let it dry to tacky and then installed the intake. Runs perfect now. You may pull the float bowl and give things in there a good look too. Some garbage in a jet can cause issues like that too.
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From: Indiana
Buncha Smart@sses. How bout a "Seafoaminjectomy?" 
And yes, I'm having SEVERE 2 wheeler withdrawals........
And yes, I'm having SEVERE 2 wheeler withdrawals........
Last edited by traildog; Jun 29, 2015 at 01:31 PM.
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What I've done to remove the socket head screws is cut a short piece from a 1/4" Allen wrench about 1/2 inch long. insert it in the socket in the screw with tweezers and turn it with a 1/4 inch box wrench.
On my Sportster, I could replace the seals without pulling the tank. Probably not on the Softail.
Yes, you can put in hex head bolts, but there's no clearance to put a box wrench on them to remove them, that means struggling in a tight space with open end wrenches. I hate doing this, since the wrench always ends up slipping and rounding the corners of the bolt head.
On my Sportster, I could replace the seals without pulling the tank. Probably not on the Softail.
Yes, you can put in hex head bolts, but there's no clearance to put a box wrench on them to remove them, that means struggling in a tight space with open end wrenches. I hate doing this, since the wrench always ends up slipping and rounding the corners of the bolt head.
Last edited by Uncle G.; Jun 29, 2015 at 01:36 PM.
Dirt don't hurt
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From: Haslet Texas
The above is exactly the way I do it.
Dirt don't hurt
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From: Haslet Texas
You didn't do real well in English class did you??
Now you are telling us to remove the seafoam injectors....
Now you are telling us to remove the seafoam injectors....
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