glazier
Junior Member
Well, now that my suspension (AKA "vacation") is officially over, I can finally get back to you with the results. Changed the #48 jet to the #46. Added the two #4 washers to the needle, and installed the EZ just mixture screw. I left the 190 main jet in cause if I changed everything at once, I wouldn't know what was making it better or worse. Now my bike starts immediately, doesn't take as long to warm up (it used to take at least 5 minutes before it would idle on its own), and I rode it about 100 miles and not one pop thru the carb. Seemed to run a little cooler too, but once we hit the Texas heat in a month or two, I'm sure that will change. Too lean makes it run hotter, right??? I got it up to about 60 mph in 3rd gear and chopped back the throttle some, and it seemed fine, so the jetting must be right on. Think I'll leave the 190 main jet in. I still don't see much difference, if any, when turning the idle mixture screw, unless I go almost all the way in, and then it almost dies. But from one whole turn out to 3 turns out, I hear no difference in the motor. So I left it at 2 1/2 turns out. Something else I realized after loosening the throttle cables all the way to remove the carb, was that whoever worked on it last (the HD dealer from before I bought it), never adjusted them properly. The cables were preventing the carb from opening more than 3/4. I adjusted them so now I can open the carb all the way if I need to, which I don't do that often, but it's nice to know I can.
Thanks for your advice Mr. Data. :bigsmiley12:
And now for another question. Don't know if I should post it here or on another topic, but since I'm here already, I'll post it here. I see you like the Spectro tranny fluid. I didn't read the posts before I changed mine two weeks ago and put in Amsoil 75W-90 synthetic gear oil. Should I change it out to the Spectro 75W-140, or is the Amsoil ok for now? It's so clear and clean that it's hard to even see on the dipstick. Which brings me to another point. I read on other posts that some dipsticks were being cut in half by the clutch cable, so I bought another one at the dealer so I could cut one off and just use it as a plug, and keep the stock one for checking fluid level. Talking to the guy at the HD store, he said (and it makes sense) that it only gets cut in half if you put the dipstick on the wrong side of the clutch cable. Looking into the tranny filler hole, the cable is not right in the middle, but offset to one side. The dipstick could be inserted into the smaller side if not careful, allowing the cable to eventually wear thru it.
And speaking of dipsticks, somewhere else on this forum I read that one guy was getting different oil level readings with the stock dipstick and the LCD thermometer dipstick. In case no one set him straight yet, (I can't seem to find where those posts were anymore), the stock dipstick is to be used with the bike in the upright position and the thermometer dipstick is used to check the level when it's on the jiffy stand. This could account for why he's getting different readings. Bet he was checking them both in the upright position. Not sure why they would make the dipsticks like that, but it is what it is. Feel free to move this part of this post to the proper place if need be, and I'll try to refrain from getting put on "un-paid vacations" again.
Muchos gracias amigo :cheers
