2009 FLHTCU 15,890 miles - stage 1

So I pulled my plugs and HDF helped me find that I have a "lean" condition. thought running a colder plug would help...not

Called my father
( 74 years of age - ex- Air Force mech. stationed at Castle AFB 1951-55 - Korea Vet. )

1.) Do you have some backfiring - YEP

2.) Pinging - YEP

Quick check: Grab a can of spray Carb cleaner, cut out a cardboard box as not to get any
blow back into filter, spray cleaner into front then rear EFI intake...

Sure enough: Front intake perfect
Rear intake LEAK !!! I could tell this as the engine rpm's drop like a rock !

D A M N !!! I have to take it into the dealer, still under warranty.

Week gaskets must be the cause....

Moral of the story... Father still knows best , even 300 miles away :-)

As he said, he has forgoten more than I have learned from him in the 10 years of racing 1970 - 1980 Motocross and building a 1964 - 300k and a 1971 Charger - 8th grade 1975

This was one of the first tricks he taught me when chasing down back firing and pinging.... I blamed his granddaughter, she is sucking my brain cells as I did to his, by all the teaching we have to do.... ;-)

 

Ain't no school like the old school...

Some of these tricks will be lost to time.

 

Father knows best..

 

Lucky that you still have your Dad... Miss mine...Sounds like he is one to treasure...Mine was to!!.... RIP Pops....

 

I always respected my elders. This is another reason why. You can't beat experience,

 

Kudos to your dad! Wisdom acquired through age & experience isn't valued as much as it should be. Congratulations to you for realizing that value.

 

Nothing beats experience....My Dad could sync a multi carbed engine with nothing but his ears and a stethoscope. Age and wisdom... Still learning from him even though he is now in his 80's.

 

My Dad used to say the older I got the stupider he got. I know now that meant as I got older I thought I knew it all. He was always one step ahead of me though. He just didn't let me know that until I asked. He always had the answer. I miss him!

 

Dad taught me all about small block chevrolets and that just led to snowmobiles motorcycles boats and on and on.. He told me once that I was smarter than him and I asked why he thought that.. he said you finished high school and can build a whole car from the ground up.. I told him if it wasnt for his smarts teaching me to look at stuff to see how it worked id never got as far as I did .. Was just thinking about him the other day . I miss the ornery old bastard a bunch...

 

Funny story..I brought my 09 EGC in to the dealer for the same issue last year. A indy I brought my bike to for the 5K checkup had the exact same model and year and showed me his plug compared to mine...mine was running big time lean. I took it to the dealer and had them put it thru testing..they found NOTHING wrong and even had a factory rep take a look. I was told there was NOTHING wrong and run the bike til it dies. I told them to document that in my records so when my bike dies somewhere I can come back at them. Thanks for posting this ..might have another dealer I'm going to check this out