Reply To: HD-25 carb settings

[Jim Brizzolara]

Problem solved. I took some good advice and contacted Lloyd. I was convinced it was a fuel problem and had a couple of conversations with him during which he suggested I check certain things out. Nothing did the trick, so we decided to look at the ignition. I removed the flywheel, planning on swapping out the condensers. While giving the mag plate a quick look I noticed one of the condensers was not connected to the post where the points wire is attached. The condenser wire terminal was just contacting the post. When the motor was serviced who knows when the condenser wire wasn’t attached. Fifteen minutes later the HD was running great, and at 80 lbs. compression on both cylinders (I know, surprising) it idles down to about 50 rpm. Well, I could be exaggerating a little bit. It’s always a relief to solve these tough ones. Thank you for all of your assistance, Lloyd.