I have a 1986 wide glide with the stock junk carb it fires right up but the the more throttle i give it as i shift it seems like the the choke is on or its running out of gas. And the plugs are always black when i take'm out,Clean them ride for a mile and there black again Im think'n new coil or something carb. Thanks for any help

 

Hey man. I by no means have a solution for you. More of a question... Since I'm mechanically challenged. How do you clean your spark plugs? I thought once they were fouled they were done for.

 

1) Check for spark; if ok, then look at carb
2) Carb; take it apart see if your float is stuck or just plain broke (cracked) and filling up with raw gas.

 

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According to my manual if they are black sooty it says can be cleaned. So i do the wire brush thing

 

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According to my manual if they are black sooty it says can be cleaned. So i do the wire brush thing

 

Did you find the problem to be the coil or carb?


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Havent had a chance to take the carb apart yet i truck over the road. But i am get'n spark to the plugs

 

Had the carb rebuilt and still runs like ****.

 

Might be the wrong jet in there,

 

Had the carb rebuilt at a bike shop put new plugs in runs good for 6 or 7 miles then falls on its face pull the plugs and clean'm then runs fine again then does it again. Try'n a new coil next. If that dont work gona try a bullet