Road Test...Finally 1985 XLS
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Road Test...Finally 1985 XLS
Well the weather gods allowed me to put a few miles on bike. Good shake down run. Because the bike had been sitting so long I put a rebuild kit through the carb (S&S Super E Shorty) last week. Found the float was 1/8'' low and the usual junk inside. Gave it a good cleaning and it seems OK. Looks like the front cylinder intake tappet guide O-ring is leaking a bit. I tried to tighten the bolt, but it looks like it is still weeping a bit. The bottom support bracket for the carb uses this same bolt, I guess taking the carb on and off a few times over the winter disturbed the O-ring. This doesn't look like to big a job though. I think I'll run it a little more and see if anything else pops up. So far, so good.
Dave
Dave
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