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  1. shovelhead13
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    ran out of gas!

    Sounds like what I'm fighting with 2 and a half gallon fat-bogs. Since I just got the right jets of the S and S Super E Carburettor I'm trying to get...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 21, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Which is Better? Old or New?

    I had to rebuild my thousand CC Iron-head after the generator gear nut fell off and vibrated into them lifter gears. It got crunched and pumped into...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 21, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    ran out of gas!

    What kind of fuel petcock is used. Mine has a reserve. That gets switched to when the engine runs out of gas and dies. That lasts eleven miles, but...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 18, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    odyessy battery

    There is one trick to make the replacement last. The battery needs to get fully charged every 30 days. That makes them last 10 years. I use a charger...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 18, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
  5. shovelhead13
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    Which is Better? Old or New?

    I'd stick with old cases during any engine rebuild.
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 18, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Ignition Issue?

    I got a 1980 thousand CC Iron-head with a S and S Super E carb. There is one thing that causes pops. It's when the intake manifold is not clamped to...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 18, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Another reason to own a gun...

    Just like any crisis life gets rules by the news editor. I stumbled upon some fiction where some reporter questions the President....
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 18, 2014 in forum: Pull up a chair and sit for a spell
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    Shooting at High School Troutdale OR

    Unfortunately young people in this day and age have lost most of the freedom guys my age had. Working on my grand father's diary farm while I could...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 15, 2014 in forum: Pull up a chair and sit for a spell
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    Another reason to own a gun...

    Einstein's theory of relativity rules. The father had some good luck when the man holding the gun at his daughter's head didn't pull the trigger on...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 15, 2014 in forum: Pull up a chair and sit for a spell
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    Primary fluid change?

    The Harley manual tells Iron-head owners that when the Harly transmission fluid isn't available one can use 20-50 oil. That is the same grade I use...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 8, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
  11. shovelhead13
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    ran out of gas!

    After a while you memorize how long it will run on reserve. I got two and a half gallon fat bob tanks on my Iron-head. It usually makes 11 miles on...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 8, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Dirty Carb

    I've found the strongest cleaner. It is Berryman B-12 Chemtool. It comes in two ways; a spay on version that can be used while cleaning the carb on...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Jun 8, 2014 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Ethanol Buildup Fight

    [ATTACH] I just heard the other day on my pickup truck's radio that Texas is trying to reduce the amount of ethanol put in gas.
    Post by: shovelhead13, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Carb cough . . .

    I got to admit that the carb coughs when the accelerator pump isn't adjusted right. Once one gets the right jets for what ever elevation is rode...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Oct 27, 2012 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Carb cough . . .

    I should have known the cough is made when the idle mixture is adjusted too lean. That's because it happens when it is running out of gas and needs...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Oct 8, 2012 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Carb cough . . .

    I've been fighting ethanol since it came out. That's why the drag bike fuel petcock helps out. It keeps the fuel hose farther away from the engine...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Oct 2, 2012 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Carb cough . . .

    I've been keeping a jet log while trying to hit bull's eye. I just tried I hope a 25 intermediate jet and 44 main jet. That suggested small 25 got...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Sep 25, 2012 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Carb cough . . .

    I use that sea foam very carefully. The two gas tanks hold 2 and 1/2 gallons. It's just that the hose conecting the don't really drain them fully. If...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Sep 25, 2012 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Leaking Gas - Chinese Bike

    Gas with ethanol in it is hard on fuel lines. I had to stop using the clear see thru kind. Now a tough black one is used so the line will not crack...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Sep 19, 2012 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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    Carb cough . . .

    I replaced the points ignition with a HI-4N. After trying to set timing with it mounted upside down had to take the ride to a custom cycle shop to...
    Post by: shovelhead13, Sep 19, 2012 in forum: Motorcycle Tech Talk
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