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Posted on Jun 19, 2010

Rear cyclinder is running rich,blows black smoke,This is an 80 in. new build,ported heads,three angle valve grind,EV 27 cam,I've tried every jet combo in 2 S&S ''E'' carbs,one brand new,Tried Dyna S ignition,Dyna 2000i single fire ignition,Tried one turn through 4 turn combination adjustments to pushrod adjustments,leak down tests on valves show no leakage,compression is even@95, no leaks in manifold,What the Ef!?

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It land on the top of the cyclinders and it create black smoke at start up.

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