Any advice greatly appreciated !!!

roadking · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:17 am

Keebz3484 wrote:

yeah the bike sat for a while before i bought like three months, and when i t was started it did rev up and the idle back down before i got a chance to give it throttle it died out.

That sounds like it ran out of gas.
Is the petcock pointed straight down? if not you have the gas shut off and it cant run.
How much gas is in the tank? Is it fresh? You may have to boost it or dump it and get fresh.
Sounds like its out of gas.
It has a bad connection with the starting problem.
OP- go back over this thread from the beginning all of the answers you need are already here.
Good Luck

Keebz3484 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:33 am **Posts:** 24

ok i will try the gas and the petcock thing and see what happen, thank you everyone i appreciate all the help.

Keebz3484 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:33 am **Posts:** 24

so i got it running, believe it truly is a bad battery cuz with a full jump it cranked over but the carb is running really rich and when i give it gas it puts out. what next ?

Kickstand · **Joined:** Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:01 pm **Posts:** 558

Keebz3484 wrote:

So im pretty handy with a wrench, so yesterday i took apart the carb and i noticed that the vacuum piston was old as well as the velocity piston was bent any advice i can get from all of you harley lovers out there would be awesome. Thanks again

You knew how to do this?

Keebz3484 wrote:

so i got it running, believe it truly is a bad battery cuz with a full jump it cranked over but the carb is running really rich and when i give it gas it puts out. what next ?

and now your asking this? You should be able to figure it out from here.

Keebz3484 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:33 am **Posts:** 24

thanks lol but i have never worked on a harley but i will figure it out lol.....

Kickstand · **Joined:** Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:01 pm **Posts:** 558

Keebz3484 wrote:

thanks lol but i have never worked on a harley but i will figure it out lol.....

3 months is not long to sit in my opinion. If you took apart the carb, it could be due to something is not right with the rebuild or just needs to be adjusted. If it was running right before, then it should not need to be rejetted.

roadking · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:10 pm

Keebz3484 wrote:

so i got it running, believe it truly is a bad battery cuz with a full jump it cranked over but the carb is running really rich and when i give it gas it puts out. what next ?

OK- so the petcock was closed and it wasn't getting any gas.

Now that it's getting gas its not running right...

Does it have a choke? IF so, you need to use it until the engine warms up. To use the choke - pull it straight out from the bike an inch or so. After the engine warms up you can turn the choke off by pushing it in all the way.

Did you get an owners manual with the bike? If you did it covers how to start the bike. I'm happy to help- I remember when i first got my bike- but I had the owners manual and I read it as corny as that sounds.

Keebz3484 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:33 am **Posts:** 24

no owners manual but im buying on but thank you so much for your help.

roadking · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:51 pm

Keebz3484 wrote:

no owners manual but im buying on but thank you so much for your help.

No problem, get you started so you can enjoy your bike.

Keebz3484 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:33 am **Posts:** 24

ok so now that i have got it running, my question is this, is it normal for the shifter to lock up at third gear ?

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