@@terrymassey7619 Seriously. Pacific Mike is absolutely the best dude on the all the variety of media to watch and learn from. Pacific Mike isn’t excessive with opinions. He isn’t wordy or verbose. He explains the how-to in a straight forward manner with details and the why, what, and how for the segment he’s showcasing. I’d say, Pacific Mike is number one of all the Harley-Davidson repair channels on RUclips. The number two dude is, Tinkering with Harley’s. He’s another treasure trove of Harley-Davidson how-to’s! @pacificmike @tinkeringwithharleys
In addition it’s good practice to tighten down both the manifold bolts evenly. It is possible to distort the clamp and you’ll never get it to seal if you torque one side down completely, then the other. Just before snugging everything down, and whilst the manifold is still loose, centre it between the cylinders and check alignment with the breather location faces.
I just received my Killer Motorcycle Products rebuilt performance CV40mm carburetor and ported intake manifold with all new seals n gaskes from Dale off eBay. Carb & intake are OG OEM Harley-Davidson. Installing this week. Have you received any feedback, good or bad from your buddy? Now that he has had some time/miles with the carb. Keep em comin!!!
I’m a huge fan of using Permatex 80022 Sensor-Safe Blue RTV Silicone Gasket Maker just because it secures the gasket from moving around… They also made a brown version that actually is meant for securing gaskets in place, that stuff was tacky and probably better than the blue version because it didn’t add additional thickness to the gasket itself, just secured it and kept it aligned properly.
Come winter time I put a 42 pilot jet in but most of the time I have a 45 I think it's something to do with the cold weather but I'll pcrackly believe never get a cough
I did my sportster by loosely bolting intake and carb to the engine, then tighten the horn side then remove the carb and tighten the other side ,reinstall the carb and filter.
I seen to have better luck with a .48 pilot jet they come with a 45 usually, I've worked on bikes with stock jetting and people tend to use the enricher too long, they are purposely rich to compensate for under jetting (EPA BS) what happens is you wash all the oil off the cylinder walls and then you have an oil burner. In this case, being that it's a built carb, I have no idea what jets are in it, but good video and you're definitely on the right track. Keep those Evo's running, they are way better bikes than the new "Woke" crap that's coming out now.
If you are in that "In Between" range on the pilot, you can get a 46, just not a stock HD size. CV Performance in Nevada makes good CV jets and everything to fix you up. That 46 works good for when the 48 has your plugs a shade too close to a chocolate bar and the 45 is too much like coffee with a lot of cream
They really don't have to be crazy tight, just snug them up good without going "full gorilla strength" and it'll be fine. I use a torque wrench for about everything, but, just can't get it in there on this job!
Nice Catch. I'm working on the one I bought last week, Yes I picked up the American Ironhorse "outlaw" I told you about. $4000 was just to good to pass on. Time for a Bit Ratchet !! love mine from VIM tools $9 to $35 on Amazon. Anywho, Stay Safe, Stay Cool.
@@buttcrackcycles Yes and no, I like you wrench on Semis and Concrete mixers. Along with all heavy equipment. lol Then come home and wrench on bikes for "Fun Quiet time" to relax lol.
@@buttcrackcycles sounds good, what size jets should I be running on a 95 sportster 1200? Only thing that is upgraded is the exhaust. Right now the idle jet is 45 and the pilot jet is 170 with 2 full turns on the mixture. Bike runs fine until i come to a stop. Once I take off it kinda seems like it bucks and wants to stall
It’s just a modified keean is all. (spelling?) But you know what I mean, From what I understand it is a factory, Harley, Davidson, CV, that he just modify’s
I remember long time ago I switched the pipes on my Evo the mufflers. The ones with little or no baffles just to try them out suddenly I had all kinds of problems. Oh my gosh just for the mufflers no coincidentally it was the intake seals I don't know I can't imagine free flowing mufflers somehow cars in that problem. But in the end it was intake seals and I found out. Bikes been solid ever since that's many many years.. Put the shotgun pipes back on mufflers. It's not as loud but it's just fine The other muffs have been on the shelf ever since
That's a nice bike. When he gets it back he's gonna wonder why he waited so long to fix that intake leak. The bike will run so much nicer. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac when it comes to my motorcycles, if something's not right, I can't ignore it and just ride. I know plenty of "just run it" guys.
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Good way to trash your engine by "just waiting a couple of weeks" with an intake leak. Good thing you fixed it for him, thanks for sharing.
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I always put a little grease on the seals to prevent any tugging or tearing while they're trying to find home during installation. Works pretty well.
Yup I forgot to mention that, I usually do too
@buttcrackcycles White lithium works great, per the one and only Pacific Mike! I bought a huge bucket of the stuff and use it on everything!
@@terrymassey7619 Seriously. Pacific Mike is absolutely the best dude on the all the variety of media to watch and learn from.
Pacific Mike isn’t excessive with opinions. He isn’t wordy or verbose. He explains the how-to in a straight forward manner with details and the why, what, and how for the segment he’s showcasing.
I’d say, Pacific Mike is number one of all the
Harley-Davidson repair channels on RUclips.
The number two dude is, Tinkering with Harley’s. He’s another treasure trove of Harley-Davidson how-to’s!
@pacificmike @tinkeringwithharleys
Every Harley I have ever had has always needed fresh intake seals, and fairy often.👍
Yup I think I've done them on every bike I've owned and many they I've flipped
In addition it’s good practice to tighten down both the manifold bolts evenly. It is possible to distort the clamp and you’ll never get it to seal if you torque one side down completely, then the other. Just before snugging everything down, and whilst the manifold is still loose, centre it between the cylinders and check alignment with the breather location faces.
Nice video Paul, very well put together. Have a good day bro 🤘
Appreciate it
I just received my Killer Motorcycle Products rebuilt performance CV40mm carburetor and ported intake manifold with all new seals n gaskes from Dale off eBay. Carb & intake are OG OEM Harley-Davidson. Installing this week.
Have you received any feedback, good or bad from your buddy? Now that he has had some time/miles with the carb.
Keep em comin!!!
The screws for the manifold, per the Harley-Davidson service manual 1997-1998 Softail: 15-17 Ft Pound Torque
I’m a huge fan of using Permatex 80022 Sensor-Safe Blue RTV Silicone Gasket Maker just because it secures the gasket from moving around…
They also made a brown version that actually is meant for securing gaskets in place, that stuff was tacky and probably better than the blue version because it didn’t add additional thickness to the gasket itself, just secured it and kept it aligned properly.
Come winter time I put a 42 pilot jet in but most of the time I have a 45 I think it's something to do with the cold weather but I'll pcrackly believe never get a cough
I did my sportster by loosely bolting intake and carb to the engine, then tighten the horn side then remove the carb and tighten the other side ,reinstall the carb and filter.
That works, I've done them like that before. Thanks for watching!
I seen to have better luck with a .48 pilot jet they come with a 45 usually, I've worked on bikes with stock jetting and people tend to use the enricher too long, they are purposely rich to compensate for under jetting (EPA BS) what happens is you wash all the oil off the cylinder walls and then you have an oil burner. In this case, being that it's a built carb, I have no idea what jets are in it, but good video and you're definitely on the right track. Keep those Evo's running, they are way better bikes than the new "Woke" crap that's coming out now.
Absolutely I would much rather ride an older bike! I think a simple rejet would get this one 100%
If you are in that "In Between" range on the pilot, you can get a 46, just not a stock HD size. CV Performance in Nevada makes good CV jets and everything to fix you up. That 46 works good for when the 48 has your plugs a shade too close to a chocolate bar and the 45 is too much like coffee with a lot of cream
@@tommylitchfield3450Depends on the elevation.
Just subscribed to your channel.
@@haroldwiser2641 thank you, glad to have you here
That’s way cool how you treat your customers ole buddy!!!
Appreciate it
Great video, I’m just replacing the intake seals on my ‘93 Fatboy and this really helps. How do you the bolts are tightened enough? Thx, Marc
They really don't have to be crazy tight, just snug them up good without going "full gorilla strength" and it'll be fine. I use a torque wrench for about everything, but, just can't get it in there on this job!
Nice Catch. I'm working on the one I bought last week, Yes I picked up the American Ironhorse "outlaw" I told you about. $4000 was just to good to pass on. Time for a Bit Ratchet !! love mine from VIM tools $9 to $35 on Amazon. Anywho, Stay Safe, Stay Cool.
@@disruption3314 nice, always good to get a little wrench time in
@@buttcrackcycles Yes and no, I like you wrench on Semis and Concrete mixers. Along with all heavy equipment. lol Then come home and wrench on bikes for "Fun Quiet time" to relax lol.
Are you related to Dan from The Bearded Mechanic?
Not that I know of 🤣
EVL 80 stock carb polish the slide 180/45/n65 needle runs real well up to 6000 ft. with a light right wrist about 48 mpg HAPPY TRAILS
Good stuff, sounds like it works well for you
Did you grease the seals?
@@Phaqface yes little light coat on them helps! I forgot to show or mention it on video
@@buttcrackcycles should I take it off to grease them? I used a little bit of dish soap to install them
@@Phaqface I bet it's fine, really just need something to lube them up a little to prevent cutting them on installation.
@@buttcrackcycles sounds good, what size jets should I be running on a 95 sportster 1200? Only thing that is upgraded is the exhaust. Right now the idle jet is 45 and the pilot jet is 170 with 2 full turns on the mixture. Bike runs fine until i come to a stop. Once I take off it kinda seems like it bucks and wants to stall
Why not record the tightening down of the intake after you found the correct angle??
Would have been beneficial for your viewers.
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Hope he rides the absolute nuts off that bike now you've done a stellar job fixing it up for him.
Appreciate that nice comment! Try to always do it right
Probably the carb was tuned with a vacuum leak.
It’s just a modified keean is all. (spelling?) But you know what I mean, From what I understand it is a factory, Harley, Davidson, CV, that he just modify’s
Dale rebuilds and uses OG OEM Harley-Davidson Keihin CV40mm carbs. I bought his ported intake too, also OEM HD
I remember long time ago I switched the pipes on my Evo the mufflers. The ones with little or no baffles just to try them out suddenly I had all kinds of problems. Oh my gosh just for the mufflers no coincidentally it was the intake seals I don't know I can't imagine free flowing mufflers somehow cars in that problem. But in the end it was intake seals and I found out. Bikes been solid ever since that's many many years..
Put the shotgun pipes back on mufflers. It's not as loud but it's just fine The other muffs have been on the shelf ever since
Haha that's funny about the mufflers
@@buttcrackcycles yeah I knew they were loud but I figured loudness couldn't have caused the problem 😂😉😮😮
That's a nice bike. When he gets it back he's gonna wonder why he waited so long to fix that intake leak. The bike will run so much nicer. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac when it comes to my motorcycles, if something's not right, I can't ignore it and just ride. I know plenty of "just run it" guys.
Yup, it's a nice one! He's happy!
Apehangers need to be solid mounted, they will always wiggle otherwise
That's why I ride Yamaha
Good for you.