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17th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 22 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1992
Reputation: 10
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Sportster cutting out
Hello all nice to meet you, I just purchessed a 1992 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 It ran well for about 100 miles yesterday,, then today when i was out riding it continued to cut off. I was able to restart and my lights stayed on so it wasn't an electrical issue. The bike will idle but when i bring it up to speed it cuts off. and seems to bog out. It has 16k miles on it and is in good shape, I believe it has been sitting a while but i don't believe it to be bad gas as it still idles.
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17th June 2012
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Senior Chief Know It All 3rd Class
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Mojave Desert
Posts: 1,779 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 2002 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2003 Other Motorcycle Model: Triumph Bonneville Other Motorcycle Year: 2012
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Originally Posted by Nelstone
Hello all nice to meet you, I just purchessed a 1992 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 It ran well for about 100 miles yesterday,, then today when i was out riding it continued to cut off. I was able to restart and my lights stayed on so it wasn't an electrical issue. The bike will idle but when i bring it up to speed it cuts off. and seems to bog out. It has 16k miles on it and is in good shape, I believe it has been sitting a while but i don't believe it to be bad gas as it still idles.
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Tank clean inside?
Petcock fuel filter clogged?
Good fuel flow to carb?
Accelerator pump squirts?
Carb bowl clean inside? |
17th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 22 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1992
Reputation: 10
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Thank you.. going to run some sea foam through and seem if i can't clean up the carbs a little. hopfully does the trick
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18th June 2012
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Banned
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: a liddo northwest of you
Posts: 6,363 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 2008
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Any dry rotted vacuum hoses on the carb?
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18th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 22 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1992
Reputation: 10
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Not that I can see.
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18th June 2012
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Senior Chief Know It All 3rd Class
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Mojave Desert
Posts: 1,779 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 2002 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2003 Other Motorcycle Model: Triumph Bonneville Other Motorcycle Year: 2012
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Originally Posted by Nelstone
Thank you.. going to run some sea foam through and seem if i can't clean up the carbs a little. hopfully does the trick
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Good stuff, but you really should look inside the tank, with a flashlight and see what is on the bottom. The petcock filter should be manually cleaned, periodically. |
18th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 22 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1992
Reputation: 10
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Going to take a look at the tank now
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18th June 2012
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 2nd Class
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Buckroe
Posts: 1,541 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 1998 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 883/1200 Hugger Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1992 Other Motorcycle Model: Bonneville Other Motorcycle Year: 1971
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+1...sea foam is just a band aide
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18th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 22 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1992
Reputation: 10
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Tank looked good. Trying some sea foam now it ran around the block good earlier I will try more tomorrow.
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18th June 2012
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 273 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1987
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Originally Posted by einheit 13
+1...sea foam is just a band aide
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Yep, you gotta get your hands dirty. Personally, I would not use the seafoam. I wonder what that chit does to the liner in the tank?
Time to get a can of carb cleaner, some tools, (and do a little reading first), pull the carb and clean er out. Also clean the petcock. Maybe put a clear inline filter in the fuel line before the carb so you can see if it is starving for fuel. KD
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