Carburetor Cleaner

[Chapomis_imp]

I know you guys have a lot of older carburated (sp bikes and I thought I would throw this out. I have a 2005 HD sportster with carbs, (which I am selling because it is being replaced by a CB 1100 DLX) and last fall it started running poorly. It seemed to have a dead spot in the throttle. It idles fine and dead spot started to be at low revs but increased into higher revs as time went on. If I clutched and reved it seemed to help for a while, but then get worse again. Anyways, I started by ordering a new air filter and plugs, which I haven't changed in 2 years, won't hurt even if doesn't solve the problem. I'm not a mechanic so i'm really not too confident in taking the carbs apart, but I thought it wise to run some carb cleaner through the tank. Any advise ?

[xNE0x_imp]

Short answer, No.

Good luck.

[JustPassinThru_imp]

If something like that is high-value and saleable (don't know the H-D used market well) it's probably worth a repair instead of a jury-rigged temporary fix.

Or else, if it really is too spendy to have done...mark it off the advertised price. Any knowledgeable buyer of a Harley is gonna know his way around a tool kit.

Good luck...

[jmc1100_imp]

I have an 05 1200 sportster roadster that I bought on Ebay last year. The carb is very easy to work on. Harley manual or youtube will guide you. How old is the gas? Any mice nests? Check the aircleaner. Remove the carb, then floatbowl. check passages for obstructions or debris. carb spray with plastic straw is useful. Good time to remove mixture plug to access mixture screw. Also carb part suppliers have on line videos. Have a nice clean work area. Use the proper size screw drivers. jets are brass, snug, not overly tight. It might be something simple. My Roadster was running lean and terrible. 3 turns out on the mixture screw, was at 3/4 of a turn, now starts and runs great. Make sure you don't have a vacumn leak. It took an hour of my time, no money and I learned something...Good Luck