1979 Harley Davidson XLH 1000 Sportster "fuel coming exhaust" Questions

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coming from the breather bolts. Could this be the problem? oily residue would not harm the engine...unless it had alot of dirt in it...was it a BRAND NEW tank, or refinished? A small ammount of oil in

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...fuel. So if it revs better with the screw three turns out, you need a richer slow jet. If it gets worse, reset it to one turn out and start inward. If it gets better going inward, go to a leaner slow ...

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...exhaust system with a little backpressure, it will perform well. It will also come with a nipple for your VOES switch. Two, you can purchase an intake manifold (S&S) or modify your original ...

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fuel coming bottom exhaust pipe I have a honda 750 magna VF...it is losing fuell rapidly. do not see any visible leaks, but do smeel a strong oder of gas. I just idle my bike for about 5minutes, and ...

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...exhaust system leaning out the fuel air mix and turning it into a combustable mixture which then ignites causing the pop. Check all the joints where the parts of your exhaust system come together. ...

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...fuel/air mixture off. 4.Exhaust Stroke. The spent gases are expelled out. Your Road King has one camshaft. There are four cam lobes on it. Intake, Exhaust, Intake, Exhaust. If you had the camshaft in ...

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...fuel coming from exhaust Check the spark plugs for a spark. If fuel smell from exhaust then most likely not firing. Check for a good spark, also check spark plugs. They are probably wet with fuel. ...

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...fuel coming out 1 exhaust pipe I have a honda 750 magna VF...it is losing fuell rapidly. do not see any visible leaks, but do smeel a strong oder of gas. I just idle my bike for about 5minutes, and ...

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...out the exhaust. A hot spot in the exhaust can ignite the unburned fuel creating an explosion, ( backfire ). Let the engine run down to an idle THEN turn the key off. Please rate this answer.

snow it wont ideal and black smoke coming out exhaust Black smoke is a classic example of raw fuel being blown out of the exhaust.Have you turned the choke off after staring?Is the air cleaner blocked

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