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The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
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I would normally pull the choke a bit for engine warm up to keep the rpm up a bit higher, but I was enjoying the fact that she'd run down that low. It made me feel good about the carb rebuild because that idle port inboard of the butterfly is the clogginest of cloggins.
If it pulled fuel properly that low, then things went well with the carb work.
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Oil pressure too low at slow idle? That and the bottom end goes clunk, clunk, clunk with hot oil. Valve train doesn't like it at all. Everything should work in harmony. Not very technical but true.
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I would normally pull the choke a bit for engine warm up to keep the rpm up a bit higher, but I was enjoying the fact that she'd run down that low. It made me feel good about the carb rebuild because that idle port inboard of the butterfly is the clogginest of cloggins.
If it pulled fuel properly that low, then things went well with the carb work. Did ya try those links ?
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Oil pressure too low at slow idle? That and the bottom end goes clunk, clunk, clunk with hot oil. Valve train doesn't like it at all. Everything should work in harmony. Not very technical but true. Thanks for the education.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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I would normally pull the choke a bit for engine warm up to keep the rpm up a bit higher, but I was enjoying the fact that she'd run down that low. It made me feel good about the carb rebuild because that idle port inboard of the butterfly is the clogginest of cloggins.
If it pulled fuel properly that low, then things went well with the carb work. Did ya try those links ? Yes I did, are you a believer in the carb mods and jetting up?
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Yes I did, are you a believer in the carb mods and jetting up?
Yup, but find a LONG hill with a fat chick on back. Listen and feel the motor. Poor man's dyno. 
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Yes I did, are you a believer in the carb mods and jetting up?
Yup, but find a LONG hill with a fat chick on back. Listen and feel the motor. Poor man's dyno. On the flip side consider that it's a cruiser. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
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My present bike, a 2006 Sportster. And my previous bike, a 2009 Super Glide. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i414/yo-andrew/sport-3.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i414/yo-andrew/lk-isabella-2crn.jpg)
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Yes I did, are you a believer in the carb mods and jetting up?
Yup, but find a LONG hill with a fat chick on back. Listen and feel the motor. Poor man's dyno. On the flip side consider that it's a cruiser. If it ain't broke don't fix it. I was just curious, every tech article I have read or watched they are jetting up without even reading the plugs. Was HD notoriously lean in jetting? Are these articles fattening up the mixture due to increased % of ethanol? (I planned on only burning non ox)
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[quote=northern_dave]
I was just curious, every tech article I have read or watched they are jetting up without even reading the plugs.
Was HD notoriously lean in jetting?
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My early 90s carb bikes up till they went to FI were notoriously lean to comply with the emission regs. Was a real pisser to make a quick stop for coffee or a sammie and the engine didn't want to restart when warm.
Don't get rid of that CV carb as it's very smooth.
YMMV.
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Thanks, I'll look into jumping up a bit in the main and pilot.
Those articles are very good, I just wasn't sure why everybody was jetting up. The emissions thing makes sense.
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The late eighties bikes were also leaned out for emissions. We did a good business selling jets for the Japanese bikes back then.
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All I can hear is..."giddy up, giddy up, giddy up..."
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other the person to die ......
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I cleaned and detailed on this thing for over 8 hours yesterday. (Which I enjoyed) ![[Linked Image]](http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/northerndave/bikes/IMG_20170513_192616542_zps8hdy8foj.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/northerndave/bikes/IMG_20170513_194744962_zpsnuebfgjj.jpg)
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Something clever here.
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this what i would like to have. ![[Linked Image]](https://68.media.tumblr.com/2f5484bd79aaa83671b5193f5d2b3dd5/tumblr_o0m303TYh11uladh8o1_1280.jpg)
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this what i would like to have. I don't know what that is but I like it!
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this what i would like to have. I don't know what that is but I like it! It is sweet looking ain't it? Dave - You got that bike shinin like a you know what! 
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