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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 01:31 PM
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I have a 04 sporty 883 with CV carb. Last year after putting gas in, it started running shitty and poping and farting. After about 15 min, it cleared right up and ran fine the rest of the day. Ever since then it has seemed to get worse where it would start up fine and run good, but once it is warmed up and then shut down, it does the poping and farting for about 10-15 minutes and the clears right out again. I have taken the carb off and cleaned it several times. Even sent it out for a total rebuild and tuning per my mods and it still does the same thing. Any thought, I hate to bring it to the dealer, but I am at the end of my carb knowledge.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 01:41 PM
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Did you change the fuel filter?
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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Did you look in the trouble shooting section of the service manual?
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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you might have a little water in the tank,you could try some gas line antifreeze.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:21 AM
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Brand new fuel filter and fresh gas. Checked the intake gaskets as well and they looked pretty good. Really has me baffled. Since I have them off, I will probably just put new ones in.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 07:02 AM
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See if it is throwing codes. You can find out about diagnostic codes HERE.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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have you checked the plugs to see what they look like
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 08:16 AM
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Run some Seafoam through it. It might help.
 
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