New Carb for 1995 Road King
#11
05-21-2020, 04:59 PM
They replaced my original carb with one that was "tuned" not for the purpose I used the bike for.
Drilled slide, not stock spring, wrong needle, both jets had been replaced and the emulsion tube replaced. It took about 6mo. to find all the after market parts and replace with stock. The jets were easy to spot of course, but the others were harder to verify and replace. Also the plug at the 6 o'clock position had been drilled for some reason. This allowed fuel to leak past the emulsion tube and richen the idle.
They also burnt out the ignition module, left the adjustable pushrods loose on the exhaust of the front cylinder and numerious other things.
The way I knew it wasn't my original carb was because my bike '01 FXDXT had a recall on the fuel elbow and this carb had the original, mine had been replaced. Thanks to CVP I was able to get it back to stock and running fairly good again.
Drilled slide, not stock spring, wrong needle, both jets had been replaced and the emulsion tube replaced. It took about 6mo. to find all the after market parts and replace with stock. The jets were easy to spot of course, but the others were harder to verify and replace. Also the plug at the 6 o'clock position had been drilled for some reason. This allowed fuel to leak past the emulsion tube and richen the idle.
They also burnt out the ignition module, left the adjustable pushrods loose on the exhaust of the front cylinder and numerious other things.
The way I knew it wasn't my original carb was because my bike '01 FXDXT had a recall on the fuel elbow and this carb had the original, mine had been replaced. Thanks to CVP I was able to get it back to stock and running fairly good again.
#12
05-21-2020, 05:08 PM
Send your CV carb out to a reputable rebuilder. It'll cost just over 100 bucks, and your bike will run like new unless something else is wrong. A couple years ago, I had Carb-King out in Kalifornia do a rebuild for me. He can even supply another CV carb if yours is shot like mine was. The one I received looked brand spanking new, as if it had been on a shelf for the last quarter century. Tell him about your pipes and cam so they can put in the right jets. Carb-King is on eBay, so it's easy to pay. There are others and this forum can help you there. Go with someone reputable. 
Last edited by SirHarley; 05-21-2020 at 05:14 PM.
#13
05-23-2020, 11:25 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
The CV is a fine carb and very fuel efficient. I have a built engine and when I filled up this week I checked the MPG - almost 51. Above this carb forum are a number of threads regarding the CV maintenance and tuning, have you seen them? Replacing it with something else seems like a waste of time and money when what you have will work well when serviced.
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