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Help Identify Carb Model on 1980 Ironhead Sportster
Hello everyone new to the forum and new to Harley bike's. I am a mechanical person and not afraid to turn a wrench.
I've bought a 1980 Sportster to help me ride and learn about bikes. So far i've changed the oil, spark plugs and have the bike idled pretty well, but i would like some help to identify what kind of carb this is as i would like to clean it or maybe replace it.
Also if i spary carb cleaner for the carb do i spary it into the area where the card air filter would go after removing the air filter?
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