What weight of oil ya got in it?

 

Amsoil 20/50.

I think I may fouled my plugs. I gave the throttle a couple of twists this morning....

Old School Indy shop owner/bike builder just told me how he sometimes pulls plugs out and uses a lighter to heat them up when it gets really cold.

Anybody ever hear of that??

 

awe hell. I've been reading all afternoon about starter clutches going bad.


Somebody please tell me it's JUST the cold?

 

If you're riding in real winter weather 20w-50 is a bit thick. It isn't gonna be you're problem, but it ain't helping matters any. Manual says 10w-40 in the 40" and below. So unless you get some real Indian Summer type of weather, that might help.

 

Since the Harley engine is a dry sump, the crankshaft isn't spinning in a pool of oil. I think the 10w40 requirements is probably more for the bike to come up to temp. quicker. On my 02 carb below 40*, it's full enrichner and a couple of rolls on the throttle to get some gas in the carb throat. Bike will start in about 2 seconds. I let the heads get warm to the touch then I'm on the road. The enrichner **** is something one has to learn to control. Starting carb bike in frigid temps is a science.

 

I thought it was an art.

 

So you think your bike will run tomorrow morning so you can ride with Joey?

 

Welp, think I found my problem(and feel like such an ***). It's the freakin' battery. I just bought a brand new HD battery last weekend. Ran the bike once for a good 35-40 mins since. Thought it couldn't have possibly been the battery. It started to crank a little better when I got home, but wouldn't fully turn over. Wasted a bit of juice, and it just kept getting worse.

Hooked it up to a car battery, and the mother fired RIGHT up. Needless to say, I'm got my bike parked where it probably shouldn't be, plugged into a tender, and am waiting anxiously for my neighbor lady(whose friend parked in my spot a month ago, if anyone remembers the thread- heehee) to get home so I can politely ask if she'd switch spots with me indefinitely so I can park closer to my external power outlet. Our parking is so screwed up, that it would be in her interest to switch- she'd be closer to her own unit.

ALL THAT SAID- crossing my fingers she turns over in the morning. Try and freeze my butt off again.

 

I'll be in the same cold *** weather as you... gotta take my baby girl in for some warranty work on that leak.

 

U still got the 20w-50 in her....at 30 U could run a syn10w40 and be better off..check Ur manual for the proper oil at diff temps...