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Old 10-06-2018, 01:17 AM
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Default Black smoke when first starting

I hope I’m posting my issue in the right forum, if not I apologize, but here it goes. So I have an 03 Night Train which I just had 98” S&S Big Bore put in couple moths ago and I have roughly 2k miles on it, all of a sudden after it sits in the garage overnight and I start it the next day, I get a lot of black smoke from exhaust and when I rev it it’s a lot, but after it runs and I ride it for a bit it doesn’t do it anymore till the next day. What could cause this? Thanks in advance guys!
 
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Bad valve seals or guides. Time for a valve job.
 
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Old 10-06-2018, 05:10 AM
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A bit too rich at startup, I'd say. A little black smoke on start is normal for fuel injection (or if choked). leaky injector maybe??
 

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Old 10-06-2018, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by joe40x
Bad valve seals or guides. Time for a valve job.
That would be blue not black.
 
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Old 10-06-2018, 09:02 PM
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Carburetor or fuel injection?
 
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