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Consideration when looking at bikes with 96ci or greater - 347 days old
Glider and I have been having a discussion about the run out problem on the larger 96 twin cam engines. I thought there may be some interest in the community about this information:
Originally Posted by tquentin1
Bad deal about Mike's engine. Glad the MoCo is doing right by him.
no oil pressure..... - Harley Davidson Community
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Stage 1-2-3-4 Explained - 857 days old
Finally an explanation for the different stages of engines and what they involve.
Staging Your Harley
Words: Andy Hornsby
Pics: Harley-Davidson Archive
This was originally going to be a "How do you define a Stage 1 / Stage 2 / Stage ... Read more
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Sep 18th, 2008 10:52 AM
by glider
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Finding An Intake Leak - 872 days old
This is a very common happening on Harley engines and a rather difficult thing to diagnose for some...
Your engine had been running fine but recently it has started running poorly, maybe when its warm, maybe when its cold or sometimes the problem just seems to come and go. The problem shows signs of both a rich and lean... Read more
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Jul 3rd, 2007 04:34 PM
by glider
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Sportster Maintenance - 879 days old
Here's a link that will give you some input on general maintenance of the sportster and it's components.There are FOUR pages so don't miss any :58:
http://www.bikernet.com/sportsters/PageViewer.asp?PageID=622
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Jun 26th, 2007 09:46 AM
by glider
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Compression and How To Check It - 855 days old
Keeping an eye on your compression is a good way to assess the condition of your top-end. Heat and wear gradually reduce the piston-ring and valve seal which keep the pressure in the cylinder causing power loss. Head gaskets eventually begin to leak from the heating and cooling cycles and can blow out unexpectedly. A simple compression test... Read more
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Jul 20th, 2007 11:40 AM
by glider
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Too Much Cam For Your Engine - 857 days old
The most important cam timing event is when the intake valve closes. The intake closing point determines the minimum rpm at which the engine begins to do its best work. The later the intake valves close, the higher the rpm must be before the engine gets "happy."
High rpm cam designs often perform poorly in the rpm range associated... Read more
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Jul 18th, 2007 11:27 AM
by glider
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Twin Cam Engine Manufactured Before 2000 - 857 days old
TWIN CAM Warning
If you have a Twin Cam engine manufactured before 2000 you may want to make sure you have the parts listed in the service bulletin below installed in your engine. There are documented problems where the cam bearing support plate and cam bearings fail. This is occurs on stock bikes and modified bikes. If the problem... Read more
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Jul 18th, 2007 11:24 AM
by glider
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Break In For An Engine Upgrade - 865 days old
The only parts on your new upgraded 95 inch TC engine that need break in are the piston rings and cylinder walls they run on. This can and should be done over a very short time and distance, a few miles and a few minutes in fact.
The proven and best way to accomplish this is to load the rings against the walls of the cylinders... Read more
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Jul 10th, 2007 04:03 PM
by glider
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Cam Change On A Twin Cam Engine - 872 days old
Here's a typical cam change for the TC engine with pictures just in case you want to get a bit more performance.
http://www.harleyhog.co.uk/camguidepage1.htm
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Jul 3rd, 2007 04:38 PM
by glider
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Big Bore and Cam Install - 872 days old
Feel like doing a big bore and cam this weekend?
Here's a link that will show what's involved in doing the job just in case.
http://www.harleyhog.co.uk/1550/bbonline.htm
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Jul 3rd, 2007 04:32 PM
by glider
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Wet Sumping Explained - 880 days old
WET SUMPING
One common problem that scares people is wet sumping. This is basically when you have too much oil in the bottom of the crankcase and it either blows out the breather or the flywheels throws it up on to the piston skirts and the motor smokes badly or both.
There are a couple of things that will cause this. Most of the time... Read more
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Jun 25th, 2007 05:47 PM
by glider
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Preignition & Detonation explained - 880 days old
Preignition or “knocking” is just what it says. The gas ignites before the spark plug fires. Temperatures can rise in the cylinder to the point that the gas ignites without benefit of a firing plug. First, the upward bound piston must fight the pressure created by preignition and second, there is inadequate pressure left to form a true... Read more
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Jun 25th, 2007 05:39 PM
by glider
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Intake System Leaks - 880 days old
How can I tell if I have and intake leak?
An often overlooked condition is an intake leak.
These can often cause inconsistent problems and conditions. The symptoms vary, hesitiation, lean conditions, overheating and many others. An intake leak will not be limited to just the manifold seals. It could be worn throttle shafts, cracked... Read more
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Jun 25th, 2007 05:36 PM
by glider
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Extreme cold weather starting tip - 1084 days old
Use an automotive "trouble light". That's a light with a normal incandescent bulb, long chord, with a hook on top of the fixture. Use one that has a metal shield. The night before a ride, turn it on and place it as close as you can get to the bottom end of the engine, but also close to the cylinders. Keep it away from wires &... Read more
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Jan 1st, 2007 06:35 AM
by Fearless1
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