S&S Super B Carb Cleaning - Ironhead Sportster
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- Опубликовано: 19 дек 2020
- S&S Super B Carb Cleaning on my 74 Ironhead Sportster. I want to get this bike's engine running VERY well before we begin the complete tear down to the frame to begin the REAL bike building.
I have never touched a Carb in my life, so this is a learning process for me! I take off my S&S Super B Carb and give her a serious detail cleaning. It most certainly needed it. After taking off the Carb I find that some important gaskets are missing and the jets are needing resized.
Next video will be the Carb being rejetted and adding new gaskets. Hopefully with a little love for this carb, we can get the Ironhead Sportster running properly!
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You are a special young lady to even try to do that job. Keep it up.
For future reference, it's more convenient to remove the carb from the intake manifold rather than removing it with the intake still attached. Now you're going to get a crash course in re-aligning the intake to the heads. Anything less than just right will result in an intake leak every time; which will cause the bike to run lean. You'll know if it starts backfiring through the carb and exhaust and not wanting to idle. There are several videos out there on how to do it. Good luck. Keep these vids coming.
Thanks for the heads up! Its a good thing I did take the intake manifold off as well. It was missing the bands for the manifold. The manifold clamps were directly on the manifold and engine. 🙄
@@BikerBabeBeth I thought that's what you said. It might be the real reason you needed to run with the choke and wouldn't idle. It was probably sucking air through there and the choke was need to force enough fuel in to run.
Might be worth getting the band seals, cleaning the carb and reinstalling as is before changing jets. That way you have a baseline to start from that isn't suffering from other issues.
@@BikerBabeBeth That's how it is on the o-ring style intake setup. The band style replaced the o-ring style... Which came out in the late 70's. I wanna say 78 or 79.
@@SaddleTrampTV yeah my 79 is da
o-ring only style!
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@@s.gossett5966 Good point !! @ Babe, please dont change jets yet before you eliminate air suck . The is a lot of ways to check if air suck is in place .. Also straight pipes does not mean that they are empty inside. Please check that . If they are empty , so called drag pipes , then normally you need to increase in size of jets because of increased airflow .. I had similar situations and ended up with bunch of new different size jets i hands , but still using the ones which came with carb..
Took my wife and I 35 years of living in Ohio to finally make the move to a warmer climate. Winter sucks when you have a passion for the 2 wheel lifestyle. Great video, thanks for sharing and ride safe
Came across this video and it’s amazing lol I’m 19 and love the older bikes good to see young people enjoy these old works of art 🤣 I gotta 90 tour glide but she’s been chopped up lol
A week late but finally got around to checking it out
Have a Very Merry Christmas Beth ❤️
Keep it up, and continue to be patient with yourself in the learning process. You are doing great!
Thank you! So much to learn!!
Always enjoy people enjoying their work on their bikes. Keep up challenging your dreams.
Welcome to ironhead ownership. Those bolts won't be the last of the strange hardware you'll find.
Those old S&S carbs aren't hard to keep alive. And usually don't need a lot of care and feeding.
Keep it up you two.
Those lumps of iron and aluminum are okay as long as you don't beat on 'em too much. TLC is the watch phrase for ironheads. S&S B series carbs are good overall replacement carbs. I ran one on my Pan/Shovel until I built a stroker out the engine. I ended up running a SU carb (Rivera Engineering). Lectron carbs are pricey, but they work with just about any engine configuration. The folks at Lectron are helpful and knowledgeable. The NorCal-styled Sporties of the late 1960s-early 1970s were righteous. Check out some old photos of that style of chopper. Merry Christmas Beth and your guy.
While you have the carb off, replace the intake manifold seals. They are notorious for leaking. It would only run with enrichner on so it sounds like it's sucking air somewhere.
Also consider putting on later model flat band robber seals, alit easier to install and won't slip like oring. Plus you put on nice looking two piece clamp set. Did this with my 69 xlch and never had another problem. Good luck and keep on wrenching!
I am sure that someone already said it. Get rid of the B carb. S&S came out with the shorty E back in the late 80's. It doesn't stick out so far and it has an accelerator pump. When the shorty came out, my dad got rid of that B carb. Good luck with your project. Once you have the bugs worked out, it will be rewarding.
Love that bike,
Lmfao.. you said FUPA. I haven't heard that in years! No worries you are confident and beautiful. Keep up the great videos!
Arh the fun of adjusting & rebuilding carbies where other peeps may have changed jets, adjusted mixtures & idle etc to try and maybe get slightly more performance, but in many cases just ends up using more fuel and runs like crap. Best to always use standard right size stuff for the carbie you have got, or get a different carbie. Well done on removing and rebuilding your carb 👍
That's a beautiful sportster . I can't believe the condition of it , it looks like original paint, very nice . Do yourself a favor and look up the old show of Then came Bronson you will get a kick out of it 👍
The wife and I rode a 73 sporty from 1994 to 2005. Although I love that bike I’m really liking the push button start LOL. I also have the Super B Shorty S&S carb, once adjusted you will love it. The guy i got the bike from had no idea what he had, the bike had a deep throated E carb which is gravity fed. Once I swapped it out it started much better.
This bad ass you get it girl!❤️
Great work, you're doing fine. When you put the intake manifold back on the motor, put some black electrical tape around the o-rings that attach the intake manifold to the motor, the tape will seal around the o-rings and prevent an intake leak.
Beth you need a motorcycle cart that you drive the bike up on and you can push it around in tight areas. Liked the video. Lived up in Ohio until 6 yrs ago now in Fl. Gave my winter garb to my nephews.
Thanks for the awesome contents, keep it up. It is going to be a long process but, the pay back is amazing 🤟🏻👍🏻
Keep it up! Slowly but surely it will be done and you will feel very accomplished one it's done!
Love the Super Model outfit along with the dance, lol ! I'm liking these videos because learning things as you go ! Try to stay warm in Ohio ! I lived in Austintown till 2010, know the cold real good !
Awesome 👍
Merry Christmas Biker Babe Beth and to Your Family
Thanks!!! Happy Holidaysss to you and your family!!!
Enjoyed. Good job
Fun fun.
Love the energy and outfit as always a great video
Carharts for the win! I had a full line when I lived up north. Ok, now I’ll watch the video hahaha.
Carhart's are for SURVIVAL up north! I for sure needed them on this video.
Nice! I have a 69 Ironhead I am going to rebuild from the ground up. Was my Dad's 1st motorcycle.
Very cool!
Great video! Go on ya for learning how to work on your own bike. I laughed when I saw the hex head bolts instead of the flathead. I grew up in Ohio so I know what ya mean about the cold. Keep up the great videos!
Might want to consider getting the finolic block put back between the carb and intake. keeps the heat soak from reaching the carb and playing havioc with the float level. 29.5 intermediate and a 70 main is a great starting point , set the idle mixture screw at 1 1/2 turns out for the initial start up and go from there. the super b is a great carb and will serve you well, a great addition for it is a super bowl withe the bendix style accelerator pump for that kick only bike. i run them on all my small motor shovels .have fun good luck
You could have cut a slot across the bolt head with a file or hack saw to undo them with a screwdriver, you were going to replace them anyway. Put a shop rag in the throat to stop the filings going into the carb and engine.
Hello, Merry Christmas to you! And Happy New Year! You did not mention the air cleaner hope you went ahead and got one of those coming to you as well. Be good and be safe!!
Oh yeah that was a MUST.
Yup it got us here in Indiana too
Nice 👍🏼
O what fun lol. I have to pull motor and split case but it’s to cold in the barn
I am really enjoying your learning process here on your Sporty. I am very much looking forward to getting my own dream bike soon. She's a Yamaha cruiser, but she's been sitting for almost two years. I'll be going through the same processes when I get her, cleaning the carb, rejetting, all that. Watching you wrench and find the fun ways that people just use the parts they had on hand is 'Fascinating', to quote Mr Spok. I'll be working with a Mikuni, but the concepts for a CV carb are pretty similar even if the jet sizes are different. I've only had to open up almost a dozen more windows as I watch you go along. Looking up the other poster's videos, the parts suppliers, the forum sites for my cruiser, and the RUclipss. Have you thought about porting the intake as long as you have the carb off? I have found that that is a thing on a Sporty as well as mine. It is supposed to smooth things and add 3 to 5 HP more. Just an idea, I did see some videos on it. I can hardly wait till spring and see you getting your beast out there on the road. Good Luck with it !!!
What I would have done with the air cleaner mounting bolts is to cut a slot in the head (make sure you stuff a rag in there first) using a dremel tool it's faster than a hack saw. Then used a screwdriver to loosen them. I would try and replace them with a button head socket drive fastener. No more sockets just used an allen wrench to put them back in.
Girls ride bikes too, all the time.
Knuckleheads, trouble heads, and all different shaped heads.
Don't get overloaded by all the advice Beth. Engine is very simple lump of metal. It mostly physical stuff fun. Maybe take it to a repair garage and have fun riding it. Merry Xmas.. 🙂
Use the later rubber band style intake rubbers and clamps on your manifold the old o-ring style leak no matter what you do.
Another trick is to carefully wrap them with no more than two wraps of good electrical tape if you're going to use the o-rings. If it's sucking air you'll never adjust the carburetor.
Beth you should replace the o-rings they sounded like they were drying out when you laid them down on the table. They should be real pliable and snap back to shape when you let the go.
I believe they are still good manifold o-rings. Still really pliable. Even had the fiancé triple check them before I ordered my goodies for the carb.
hey beth, i like you, really cool you wrenchin on your own bike, ive had my 75 XL over 30 years now ive had to learn more than i wanted, and still learning, got my first super b a month ago, used, but good shape, i was lookin for answers here on youtube seen you and just had to watch, hun, please dont trip, but you arethe lady of my dreams, i could talk shop with you and melt into those eyes enjoy the smile seriously be mezmorised , i know i sound like a dirty ol perv, im only that when im asked to be,😈, for real, i wish there were more like you, im tired wore out from workin today, so, ride safe and stay you, Biker Jimmy WildWeed
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I know that Carhartt FUPA life!!!!! You rock them girl 😂🙌
Look out Carhartt FUPA coming though. 🤣
@@BikerBabeBeth 😂
If you don't have bracket to hold front of carb up in front by air filter, might want one that's a lot weight to bounce in mid air, will also help in keeping intake seals from loosening leaking. OH weather sucks sometimes no sun for a wk now.
I have a bracket to hold the carb at the front air filter. So that definitely shouldn’t be an issue. I believe once I get all the correct gaskets on it that will help a TON.
Nice ❤️
When dealing with a bike that I don't know the history of, I will drop the bowl and clean the ethanol jelly out while replacing those intake seals to eliminate a source of headache before messing with carb settings. An unmetered air leak will have you running around pulling your hair out, and I'm running out of hair. BTW, a super E would be more civil, as it has an accelerator pump. Can't snap the throttle open, it'll fall flat on it's face. ROLL into the throttle. Have fun and stay safe.
Thank you for pointing me to the S&S Super B manual. I got it and am taking a look. I have replaced the battery amd tightened everything on the battery and it is cranking very strong. I just can't get it to turn over. I believe you said in your video that you have flooded the carb/engine and I am thinking I did the same thing. What is your process for getting rid of the flood? Should I empty the gas tube and drain the gas and start again. Help please!
Hey Adam, the reason my carb kept flooding was due to the float bowl being stuck open. I just had to bend it to match the side level as the same height. Episode 6 maybe of this build series? The it’s alive one 😂
New to channel today. Thank Weems. Just watched you purchase the Ironhead. Is there an order of the videos, so l can watch them in the correct order?
I like your initiative.
I would not chop that frame, better off buying a new chopper frame and transfer over what you want. Original frames are worth more unchopped.
Try a Refrigiwear snosuit....the closest you can get to shapeless....
Check ✔ your floats jets unless main jet needle stick should get you running off the fuel in the carb and not the ventury for plung or needle pump.
Biker Babe Beth, The Carhartts are warm you need to be warm working on your Bikes. Gotta ask did you throw any tools out of frustration? 😉
Nope no tools have been thrown, not yet! Give it time bahahaha
It would be a good idea to tune thee carb in the weather you'll be riding in lmao
Love to see you in tank maintenance khaki overall. Is it too cold in your garage?
Yes a tad.....
Those are not khaki, tan maybe?
1 have a 1976 sportster xlh and I can’t get it to start. It has a super b and I have no clue where to start if anything. Help?:)
Look up the S&S Super B manual on the S&S site. Clean the carb! But honestly not starting always begins with checking the battery…. Make sure that has voltage!
@@BikerBabeBeth here is the picture I was talking about - should I empty the gas out - should it be this full?
It looks good. No chop
would love to hear the bike when you started it but you had music playing
snow ew....we usually get more up here in NE ohio. This is nothing yet
Good job no go feed the cow farmer Beth lol
🤣 this made me laugh really hard. If you only knew how much I wish I had a farm with cows, horses and chickens! I already have my first cows name picked out as everything..... Bessy! 🐄🐮
@@BikerBabeBeth cool it was the bib overall.
We installed a Mikuni MV38 carb on my 76 Ironhead. Really made the bike run great! I'm told the kick start crowed loved these because of the easy starting. Have put about a 1000 mile on it and love it. Everything; Carb, adapter, throttle cable and air filter cost a total of $138 new. Install took us about an hour. Love the results. These old iron heads are fun but a bunch of work. Love your old bike! Here is a vid of my Ironhead. ruclips.net/video/C5zF4lSBTxw/видео.html
Looking good , awesome work its getting there , and you keep building and ill keep watching , i finally loaded a couple videos of my sporty , check her out and let me know what you think
Hello friend 🖤
Hey Buddy!
IS IRON HEAD STILL AROUND
Yup! Patiently waiting some loving
GOOD LOOKING MOTORCYCLE
It's 12v honey it ain't old.
NO NO NO NO!
Straight pipes reduce back pressure & INCREASE FLOW.
Meaning MORE GAS, hence a LARGER main jet.
Jet size is also relative to ALTITUDE.
The engine needs AIR & FUEL.
At sea level air is more dense (more of it)
Likewise more fuel is needed (larger jet)
The higher the altitude the smaller the jet.
...but WHY would you think the jet sizes are incorrect now, as is?
Your idle passage is likely BLOCKED with stale, dry gas deposits.
What it needs is a good cleaning.
...& why go to a .com when there are several RUclipsrs explaining these things?
Also, replace your O-rings!
If you have an air leak your bike will run lean, badly & can RUIN your engine.
Check this guy out. He`s on RUclips, very knowledgeable, repairs bikes, in Ohio, & buys & sells parts on Ebay & he LOVES Sportsters!
jfrost77hd
Your jet is plugged up
Come now Beth don't act so interested in repairs girl lol, peace peace
ur doin great doll!!
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wenever eye replace any hardware on my old ironhead eye use alllenheads if possible. & to save a lil coinage on sum parts u shud check out jfrost77hd channel! he gotta lil ironhead addiction.
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You interested in selling that bikeBecause I’m an iron head collector
Did you remember to polarize it? Very important
Adjust the Carburetor are very finicky and get rid of that super be junk get a E carb super E or I’ll buy it from you the whole bike Or trade you a sporty chopper that’s bad ass but the nice long springer rigid frame brand new paint brand new front in
Why did you want a kick start bike? I was around for kick starting bikes, no fun.
Where do you find woman like you??