Running Issue?
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Running Issue?
I'm new to Harleys. I just got an '01 EGC with EFI. I don't know if it is running well or not. It does have aftermarket exhaust and air filter. I know it doesn't have a power commander or anything like that. I don't know if it has the HD download. Here is what I am experiencing:
-MPG tops out at 38
-It smells like it is running rich (maybe that is normal for HD)
-When engine gets hot, lately it has been idlling at about 600-800 RPMs (feels like it is going to die)
-Lots of popping and backfiring when decelerating
-Every once in awhile it sounds like a cylinder doesn't fire (just sounds like a puff of air coming from under the tank)
Any thoughts, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
-MPG tops out at 38
-It smells like it is running rich (maybe that is normal for HD)
-When engine gets hot, lately it has been idlling at about 600-800 RPMs (feels like it is going to die)
-Lots of popping and backfiring when decelerating
-Every once in awhile it sounds like a cylinder doesn't fire (just sounds like a puff of air coming from under the tank)
Any thoughts, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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I'm new to Harleys. I just got an '01 EGC with EFI. I don't know if it is running well or not. It does have aftermarket exhaust and air filter. I know it doesn't have a power commander or anything like that. I don't know if it has the HD download. Here is what I am experiencing:
-MPG tops out at 38 Better than mine.
-It smells like it is running rich (maybe that is normal for HD)
-When engine gets hot, lately it has been idlling at about 600-800 RPMs (feels like it is going to die)
-Lots of popping and backfiring when deceleratingMy RK does that as well as many other models
-Every once in awhile it sounds like a cylinder doesn't fire (just sounds like a puff of air coming from under the tank)Is it when you are idling and the engine is hot?
Any thoughts, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
-MPG tops out at 38 Better than mine.
-It smells like it is running rich (maybe that is normal for HD)
-When engine gets hot, lately it has been idlling at about 600-800 RPMs (feels like it is going to die)
-Lots of popping and backfiring when deceleratingMy RK does that as well as many other models
-Every once in awhile it sounds like a cylinder doesn't fire (just sounds like a puff of air coming from under the tank)Is it when you are idling and the engine is hot?
Any thoughts, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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I think its doing it when the engine is coming from idle to a load
Sometimes it will do this when I start it too.
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Don't ask me how, but I got the bike to do this again and it actually did it a few times. It felt like my old bike did when it ran out of gas and I had to switch to the reserve tank. It only stuttered for a few seconds, then went back to normal.
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Okay here's whats going on now: 2 days ago I adjusted spark plug gap from .040 to .043. Then I adjusted the hot engine idle speed and pulled the 5 and 15 amp fuses on the right side.
After doing that she ran beautifully. No backfire, no dying, no misfire.
Fast-forward to today. Started it up and within 5 minutes of idling in the driveway it died. Its idling at about 600-700rpms cold. (I don't know if it's actually misfiring maybe someone could educate me on how to tell) But it was stuttering again today and a little backfire. Not as much as before though. What gives?
On a side note, I washed the bike yesterday. That's the only thing that happened between the two "test drives"
After doing that she ran beautifully. No backfire, no dying, no misfire.
Fast-forward to today. Started it up and within 5 minutes of idling in the driveway it died. Its idling at about 600-700rpms cold. (I don't know if it's actually misfiring maybe someone could educate me on how to tell) But it was stuttering again today and a little backfire. Not as much as before though. What gives?
On a side note, I washed the bike yesterday. That's the only thing that happened between the two "test drives"