2003 Harley Davidson XL 883 R Sportster "thick 3mm" Questions

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...3mm bolt or screw) is about 0.023" thick. Install it by sliding in on the needle from the long end of the needle and then put the needle back in the slide. This raises the needle by the thickness of ...

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...3mm flat washer up onto the needle. Use a small dab of grease to hold it on the needle while you put it back in the slide. The small washer should be about 0.020"-0.025" thick. This will RAISE the ...

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...3mm flat washer under the needle stop. The small flat washer is approx. 0.023" thick. The stop is the 'swelled' portion of the needle that keeps if from falling through the slide. Put a little grease ...

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...3mm flat washer on the needle from the "long" side. The small flat washer is approximately 0.020 to 0.023" thick. This will raise the needle by this much slightly enriching the mid-range mixture. You ...

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...3mm clearance on the left and almost none on the right. Tried reversing the wheel tapping axle to make sure its home, loosening both fork yokes and bouncing wheel to align it, (didn't loosen mudguard ...

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...3mm flat washer that is about 0.020" thick (0.5mm) onto the long end of the needle and reinstall it. This will RAISE the needle just a bit to richen up the midrange just a bit. Put the carb back on ...

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3mm washer onto the needle from the long end. The small washer will just fit the needle and is about 0.023" thick. Use a little grease to hold the washer on while you reassemble it back into the slide

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...out of the cable with the lever, don't pull it, just take the slack out, you'll have about the thickness of a nickle between the lever and the lever mount. Good Luck, ...

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...thick washer on the bottom side of the needle. I have found that a 3mm flat washer is the perfect thing to use. Slide the washer on from the lower tip of the needle and use a small dab of grease to ...

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3mm washer under the needle. The washer is approx. 0.020" - 0.023" thick. This raises the needle by that much and enriches the mid range just a bit. We normally leave the main jet alone. We also drill

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