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Old 11-16-2012, 02:05 PM
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Default 89 sportster 883 smoking out of exhaust

I just bought an 89 sporter 883 with a year old 1200 conversion kit. It smokes bad out of exhaust and leaks some oil out of carb. New S&S carb on it. I was told to check the breather valve before I have the top end looked at. Any ideas?
 
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It sounds like it may been running rich. To much fuel going to the carb.
 
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What color smoke? White is oil, black is fuel.

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Close. Blue is oil, white is water/coolant, black is fuel.
 
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