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85 fat bob no start??? no go??
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May 15th, 2012, 01:01 PM
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Re: 85 fat bob no start??? no go??
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it ran good before the starter work. I had an incident back in June and the bike shop that was fixing it, did a tune-up.. "Me" thinking it was done by a professional took there word from the get go i was being told that riders behind me were getting a good whiff of gas and it smoked a little not thinking much of it other than adjusting the fuel mixture. after about 600 mile I checked the plugs these morons gapped them at .30 and there suppose to be at .38-.43... after that my plugs were a nice tannish brown and ran great. but I started to puke from the breather when starting the bike... any relation to my problem now?
Do I have adjustable lift rods ? I don’t think so but I will check.
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May 16th, 2012, 03:15 PM
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Re: 85 fat bob no start??? no go??
Jack I fixed my problem it was my compliance fittings the bolt in the rear thats why I couldnt find it I pushed it back and it started right up...!
Jack I would like to keep in tough with you in case I have any more problems.. I will just message you directly... Jerry |
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May 16th, 2012, 03:51 PM
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Re: 85 fat bob no start??? no go??
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Jack I fixed my problem it was my compliance fittings the bolt in the rear thats why I couldnt find it I pushed it back and it started right up...!
Jack I would like to keep in tough with you in case I have any more problems.. I will just message you directly... Jerry  Good deal, if the compliance fittings are original might want to take a good look at them they are prone to leaks
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May 16th, 2012, 09:20 PM
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Re: 85 fat bob no start??? no go??
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Jack I would like to keep in tough with you in case I have any more problems..
I will just message you directly... Jerry
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