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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by pfffool
Here's the way I see it the **** says choke. Who am I to believe my bike or the owners manual.

It says "choke" on the **** so people know what it is...somewhere a Harley parts dude is screaming silently.....
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by pfffool
Okay gat as far as the air cleaner and the three screws for the back plate. I'm gonna have to gat a little more forcefull with the head breather bolts. When I put it back together am I going to need to get a torgue wrench for it or is as snug as I can get it acceptable. What are the chances of me snapping something by going too tight?

They be tight, no need for a torque wrench unless you're 7 foot tall and bench press 500 lbs for a warm-up

You won't snap anything but you'll strip the thread in the heads if you go all bigfoot on it...
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunslingertom
Are the Evo guys really that **** retentive?

Maybe its just the Sportster Forums but I have seen people get their panties in a wad on that very issue on this very website........its why EFI was introduced, too many people getting into fights over the subject.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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BTW....I have been waiting for someone to chime in with "Its not a choke it's an enrichener" but alas, I have been let down once more by the interwebs :-) :-) :-)
Well, you have enrichened-(is that a word)- my technical abilities with that string trick. The one thing I have trouble with when working on a carb is figuring out how to fish that **** in or out. I swear it never goes back the same way it came out..

thanks

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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 10:58 AM
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Back when I was steadily working on my carb and had to pull it off I would simply use my small crescent to loosen the metal nut on the "enrichener ****" and oush it to the side so it was out of the slot then loosen off a/c and carb ,pull voes hose off and fuel line and pull it through and do reverse. Now with carb working great I don;t even set a tension on "enrichener" I pull it out to start , let go and go right to throttle.
By the way take a pic with your phone or if your have photographic memory , keep an eye on the placement of enrichener cable and fuel line when fishing out and back in.
 

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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RidemyEVO
, keep an eye on the placement of enrichener cable and fuel line when fishing out and back in.

There! He said it!!!!!
 
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Originally Posted by Doug S
enrichened-(is that a word)-
Ds

It is in the Land of the Free......
 
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