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Old Apr 6, 2022 | 06:00 PM
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97 electra carb running fine parked it over night after a fuel fill up next morning hard to start and spitting and seems to run on only front cyl need help .thanks
 
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Old Apr 6, 2022 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cash1959
97 electra carb running fine parked it over night after a fuel fill up next morning hard to start and spitting and seems to run on only front cyl need help .thanks
Bad gas , water in fuel. Empty tank, refill( not at that station) clean plugs, start.

 
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Old Apr 6, 2022 | 07:55 PM
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Bad gas , water in fuel. Empty tank, refill( not at that station) clean plugs, start.
Second this as your FIRST step.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2022 | 02:54 PM
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did all that seems to be running on front cyl got good spark,cleaned carb ,new plugs coil tested good wires tested good ,going to do compression test next .when i pull rear plug no change but when pull front plug bike stalls out
 
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