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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Smoking My 80 FXE smokes when i let off the throttle. Still runs good no smoke at idle just when i let off the throttle. Last summer new valve job, Pistons, rings, white smoke. and is using oil not much.

Is it valves

piston rings

Any help will be greatly appreciated
 
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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Sounds like valve guides. Did you replace the valves and guides or just have the valves and seats ground? If I was going to do a valve job, I would also pull the jugs and check pistons, cylinders for wear. If needed to do, it makes more sense to take it apart once and cover all the bases.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Exactly what R-Jay said!
 
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