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Jun 16, 2020 | 04:13 AM

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grbrown

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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy

Sure they do.. saddle up the old iron horse and mount a Winchester 30/30 to it... Ahhh... Just like the good ol days..

As for the OP. did you do a full flow test to the carb as well as checking the float level?

I'll take my 45/70 thanks! My first Harley, back in 1974:

Jun 16, 2020 | 08:40 AM

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My, such a stud you were! Mrs. Brown in the background too!

Jun 16, 2020 | 08:51 AM

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Jun 16, 2020 | 11:13 AM

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My, such a stud you were! Mrs. Brown in the background too!

That's best described as a 'library picture'! And some time before the real Mrs B came into my life....

Jun 16, 2020 | 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lunyty1

87 FLH Sport,,,with 96" S&S motor,,,,,runs great but lately it will just die while riding,,i pull over and it starts right back up,,not losing any electric,,no warning light on dash till oil pressure falls ......all lights and stereo stay on just lose motor electric...i checked coil resistance and it's 10800 which is great,the ignition is compu-fire elite 1 ,,i went back to dual fire a couple months ago when i had to change coils and i had a dual
fire on the bench,but coil is testing good and none of the wires are crispy,,please help i'm riding to the beach in 3 weeks,and i'd like to figure this out before i go,,any help much appreciated

could be the 15 amp ignition circuit breaker. I had one on my 85 go bad after it was about 20 years old.

Jun 21, 2020 | 09:23 AM

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went for a 200 mile shake down run,,and made it 100 miles,,stator plug melted,,,maybe i was losing the stator all along ???

Jun 21, 2020 | 06:59 PM

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mike131

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could be the stator shorting out killing the bike popping the circuit breaker, or that could be just a bad wore out plug with loose connections, have you checked the stator to see if its charging or shorted to ground?

Jun 22, 2020 | 06:33 AM

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98hotrodfatboy

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Ideally melted wiring at a convention is indeed a poor connection.. still as Mike says test your charging system.. Sticky it's at the top of this forum..

Jun 22, 2020 | 09:59 AM

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It completely melted the pins on the reg,,and the females on the stator,,so i cant get to any good wiring,,,,new one will be here in a couple days,,,this one lasted 9 years,,,,i mean it melted the rubber plug on the stator down in the inner primary ...