[Buckeye47Fan]

I am such an idiot.....I drilled out the wrong plug. I drilled out the plug that is on the left side of the carb towards the top. What did I drill out, and can I fix it without buying a new carb ?

I want to cry right about now

[Lucifer]

Got a pic?? Throttle cable side or choke side?? Picture tells a thousand words.

[Buckeye47Fan]

Originally Posted by Lucifer

Got a pic?? Throttle cable side or choke side?? Picture tells a thousand words.

no, I don't have a pic unfortunately. The best I can describe it....it's the opposite side of the throttle cable about half way up between the intake and the float. It's about a 3/8" size hole and it had a metal cap about 3/8" down inside the tube. I drilled a starter hole and threaded a screw into it and took a pair of pliers and popped it right out.

I think I found a way to plug it back up. I'm gonna try and find a way to get some J.B. Weld into the hole without getting it down into the holes leading to the carb. I just have to come up with a way to plug it off before putting in the JB Weld.

[SPORSTERBOY]

I have pics posted for my o3 carb I drilled out, if it had a plug your prob all right, post some pic's so we can see what you did. think it was posted as idle/mix screw plug

[Buckeye47Fan]

Originally Posted by SPORSTERBOY

I have pics posted for my o3 carb I drilled out, if it had a plug your prob all right, post some pic's so we can see what you did. think it was posted as idle/mix screw

I wish I could post pics, but the digicam isn't working. The only other info I can give is that the tube is next to where the enrichner connects to the carb, except it's closer to the air cleaner side compared to the enrichner side. I don't know how universal the sportster service manuals are (between different years) but I found a picture of the carb, where you can see the tube sticking out. It's in the "storage" section of the 2005 manual, section 1.29 and page 1-58. If you look at where the enrichner connects to the carb, you can see the tube right behind it.

[voodoo1]

where at in Ohio, I might have a spare carb. If not swap meets. Not sure what ya drilled ut. but those plugs started getting thicker than just a little layer of metal. I drilled out one to get to the adjustment screw and it was about an 1/8 thicker than what I had ever dealt with before.

[Buckeye47Fan]

Originally Posted by voodoo1

where at in Ohio, I might have a spare carb. If not swap meets. Not sure what ya drilled ut. but those plugs started getting thicker than just a little layer of metal. I drilled out one to get to the adjustment screw and it was about an 1/8 thicker than what I had ever dealt with before.

I'm in Mount Vernon, where are you ? I looked all through my service manual and I can't find anything related to the thing I drilled out. I'm afraid to try and start the bike to see what would happen......my luck, the darn bike would catch on fire ! I'm gonna call the Harley stealer tomorrow because I need to get a new gasket anyway....maybe they can tell me, and laugh at me for being a dumbass,lol.

[Buckeye47Fan]

I called the Harley dealer and talked to a guy in the service department. He said that he didn't know, but it sounded like I needed to buy a new carb............go figure !

Anybody know where Kenfuzed is ? Normally he is pretty quick to reply on the CV upgrade threads, but I haven't gotten a reply from him yet.

[Lucifer]

Originally Posted by Buckeye47Fan

I called the Harley dealer and talked to a guy in the service department. He said that he didn't know, but it sounded like I needed to buy a new carb............go figure !

Anybody know where Kenfuzed is ? Normally he is pretty quick to reply on the CV upgrade threads, but I haven't gotten a reply from him yet.

Standard stealer reply, don't write it off yet, but, if it is toast, Ebay or swap shop will have some for a decent price or if you want a new carb check thses out.
High Performance Carburetors for Harley-Davidson - King Carbs and Rebel Race Packs by Wood Performance

[Buckeye47Fan]

Originally Posted by Lucifer

Standard stealer reply, don't write it off yet, but, if it is toast, Ebay or swap shop will have some for a decent price or if you want a new carb check thses out.
High Performance Carburetors for Harley-Davidson - King Carbs and Rebel Race Packs by Wood Performance

Thanks for the help Lucifer, I tried to fix it myself....we'll see what happens. I kept the plug/cap that I drilled out and I took some JB Weld and filled in the hole from the screw. I then put a thin coat of the weld inside the tube, put the plug/cap back in the tube, and then filled the tube up with some more weld. Hopefully I created a good seal, and I think it should work as long is there are no voids/holes for air or gas to escape. Do you know if NAPA autoparts carries gaskets for Harley's ? I was on their website and they do carry some Harley stuff, but I couldn't find any gaskets. I was hoping to fire the bike up tomorrow night, but I need a new intake gasket and the closest dealer is 45 min. away. Do any auto parts stores carry Harley stuff ?

[hotroadking]

Not what you're looking for the intake gasket behind the carb or the intake gaskets from the intake to the heads?

Try Jenny at Fairfield, Ohio, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Dealer, Used, Parts, Acccessories, Apparel 20% off HD parts everyday.

Although for you to avoid sales tax go to chicago harley.com or zanottimotor.com,

JB weld might hold fine, have a G that was drilled for a external bleed and the cap popped off, holes to big for the jet, so we just jb welded the external air bleed in and it's held fine.

Also cv40 (stock carb) are all over ebay and swap meet sections of boards so you won't have to pay a ton for a new one. Chalk it up to a lesson learned.

Also the place you want to drill is, with carb off turned over upside down, on the back of the carb a small tube with cap on the back, under it is the air adj screw.