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173ABN

173ABN

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Just purchased a 93 softail at a great price (I hope) it runs pretty good but I needed to keep the choke out. plugs look to be running very lean. Tore into carb and replaced slow and primary jets 40 and 175, runs better but now keeps backfiring on startup only wants to run with choke half way in. While riding if you throttle up very fast backfires and misses. Any ideas or help would be deeply appreciated.
 
173ABN said:
Thanks I'll give the jets a try
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After making the changes that Glider suggests above, if you are still having some problems with popping, backfiring, or even having to run with the enricher pulled out some, check for leaks on the intake side. The "choke" is actually an "enricher" so you are having to add extra fuel to the bike to get it to run. That would suggest that you may have an air leak on the intake side. See some of the suggestions here:

Fuel and Carb Related Issues - Harley Davidson Community

TQ
 
The pipes and air cleaner are stock I have checked for intake leaks and I don't seem to have any.
 
i had a similar problem with my 92 softail although i had the correct jets in the carb i did go up in size
think i had 45 slow jet and 180 main but running was very erratic a lot of backfiring on acceleration
if i let it run to warm it up after a few minuts it would cut out and be very difficult to start
as the weather got a little warmer would run a bit better but would cut out if i closed throttle and slowed down (had to slow down for 30 mph speed limit)
had to wait about a minut then would start and run ok for the rest of the day
did a lot of head scratching and some research found that the most likley cause was carb icing
this was with stock air cleaner and exhaust neither the 93 sportster or the 94 dyna suffer from this problem only the softail

but it does depend on teperature a little and amount of moisture in the air

Brian
 
173ABN said:
The pipes and air cleaner are stock I have checked for intake leaks and I don't seem to have any.
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If you have changed out the jets and checked for intake leaks (found none) but are still having problems, I think you should drain the tank and pull out the valve and filter from inside the tank to make sure it is not clogged with crap. While you are draining it, see how the gas is flowing from the drain hose you are using. If it is not a good strong continuous flow, it suggests that something is blocking the gas exit from the tank. Probably should replace the fuel line from the tank valve to the carb anyway.

If you have not changed the jets yet, when you do, spray out the orifices with a can of carb cleaner with the little red extension on the can valve.

TQ
 
WOW!! I did as you all advised cleaning the entire carb, replaced the jets with a 45 slow and a 185 main (thats all the local HD dealer had), drained the tank cleaned the valve and replaced the fuel line and guess what she runs like a champ!!
YOU GUYS REALLY KNOW YOUR STUFF
Thanks alot
 
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