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08-13-2011, 10:22 PM
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| Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2011
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|  1972 Harley missing with perfect timing Hello All, first time. My cart all of a sudden started spitting and spuddering..according to my wife. I replaced the points, condenser, coil, plug wire and plug this week. The cart is timed perfectly according the service manual yet it still spits and sputters. I've advanced and retarded the time, no luck. Any Ideas? |
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08-15-2011, 05:16 AM
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| Getting Wild  Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NE Iowa
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| Re: 1972 Harley missing with perfect timing Vacuum leak....? |
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08-17-2011, 06:23 PM
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| Gone Wild  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Texas
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| Re: 1972 Harley missing with perfect timing Possible bad coil or ignition wire! Poor fuel delivery caused by White spider's vacuum leak! |
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02-12-2012, 03:35 PM
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| Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2011
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| Re: 1972 Harley missing with perfect timing Sorry Guys, Fell off the radar on this (new baby), checked the rear and front seals, looked ok...tore off the cylinder head, pisson wobbled pretty bad  ! i'm now in the hunt for a new jug and piston.Thanks for your input! |
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02-12-2012, 10:23 PM
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| Gone Wild   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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02-13-2012, 07:24 AM
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| Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Kensington, Pa
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| Re: 1972 Harley missing with perfect timing I had same thing, turned out to be a bad condenser and was brand new if ya can believe that! Replaced with a known good out of a 6 cylinder chevy and it runs great! |
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02-13-2012, 12:03 PM
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| Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Batavia, IL
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 | Re: 1972 Harley missing with perfect timing This may sound weird but I put an additional condenser on mine and it seems that the arcing from the points was gone. Seemed to run smoother after that. Yes, there should be a little arc, but mine was jumping all over the place. I placed it on the coil strap. A mech. told me it wouldn't hurt, so what the heck. |
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02-13-2012, 12:11 PM
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| Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Batavia, IL
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| Re: 1972 Harley missing with perfect timing Mine had extreme piston/rod rocking. . . Not just laterally, but also in and out. The lower rod bearings were shot. Some of the needle bears were actually missing. Also the inside of the rod facing where the bearings seated was gouged out beyond simple bearing replacement. This is when I decided to do the complete rebuild. And since a complete assembled crank with rod was unavailable, I had to have the original crank rebuilt with a good used rod that was honed for an oversized bearing. Could not find a new rod either. |
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03-27-2012, 08:00 PM
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| Not Yet Wild   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pennsyvainia
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| Re: 1972 Harley missing with perfect timing Had a similar problem in an old cart of mine. Found that in the confined area of the points cover it was losing spark to the engine block. A little well place shrink tube and carfull wire positioning and all was better. They really are great carts. |
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