I just picked this 79 Shovelhead up 2 days ago. Owner said carb needed to be cleaned (mikuni). Got it home and started it with starter fluid (bad mistake). The next day I actually cleaned the carbs and put fresh gas in it. I rode it for about 30 mins straight with no issues. Parked it for the night. I tried to ride it to work and got half way there (15 mins) and it started to misfire. Sounded like it was bogging down, so me, thinking it was the carb and tank and hoping it wasn’t missing, took it home. I cleaned the carb, tank and got new plugs. Started it up, and it sounded the same. I felt the exhausts and the exhaust to the front cylinder was hot, the rear was not.
This bike Is not stock
93 ci
Big bore jugs
SS piston rings
Duel plug SS heads
Single fire ignition
Andrews cam
Solid lifters
Roller rockers
Things I’ve done so far
Cleaned carb and tank
Put known working front plug wires on rear and rear plug wires on front. Same deal. Front cylinder exhaust hot, rear is not.
Any suggestions?
Edit: Forgot to mention that as it was bogging on the way to work, it was intermittently run fine again for at most 2 seconds. It this a few times before never running on both cylinders since then. The carb also pops a bit as well.
This bike Is not stock
93 ci
Big bore jugs
SS piston rings
Duel plug SS heads
Single fire ignition
Andrews cam
Solid lifters
Roller rockers
Things I’ve done so far
Cleaned carb and tank
Put known working front plug wires on rear and rear plug wires on front. Same deal. Front cylinder exhaust hot, rear is not.
Any suggestions?
Edit: Forgot to mention that as it was bogging on the way to work, it was intermittently run fine again for at most 2 seconds. It this a few times before never running on both cylinders since then. The carb also pops a bit as well.
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