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Old May 3, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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Question 97 Bad Boy carb coughing like crazy

Hey guys here is the problem i am having, had the carb adjusted by an indy, didnt do a very good job, terrible popping and hesitation on acceleration, really bad when the bike is cold, just manageable when the bike is warm, but this bike has become my baby, winter project all rebuilt except engine work. I didnt have the time to do the carb and didnt want to waste my time tuning it when it is riding season after a long winter, much rather ride now after working on the bike and not riding it all winter.

So what do you think it is? rejet? too rich? too lean?

Any ideas would be helpful, if i can pinpoint it and its an hour job that would be cool, but more than that, well lets just say i really need to ride and all i got is around 2-3 hours saturday and sunday so i really want to ride...so I'll have to find another indy.

thanks in advance. Ted
 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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so i have been fiddling with the carb for a few days, i am around 3 turns out, runs pretty good except there are little dribbles of gas that come out from the little rubber boot, what does this mean? here is the picture.... Help!

 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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I had a similar issue when my brothers 96 superglide developed a crack in the plastic fuel inlet.
 
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here is the pic again with a red arrow marking the spot
 
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Did you figure out the issue yet?
 
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The accelerator pump rod seal is there. i think it's an O ring if I remember right.
 
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