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Blue Barnett springs are hand clutch springs for use with the "eliminator" style clutches. The red or orange springs are the foot clutch springs, and are also correct for use with a mousetrap. That...

Screw #3, and its locknut #4, in your manual diagram, is what I'm talking about. The 1/8" over center is also illustrated in the diagram. These things do work, and it is worth some of your time to...

The mousetrap arm stop is probably the most important and most misunderstood adjustments on those things. Getting the spring to go over center at the right moment is paramount to the mousetrap's...

The compliance fitting gaskets, 29242-83, from the early evos should fit it just fine. Any shop that deals with evos should have some.

Jim

He's timing the retarded or starting timing. You can do that to get it started, but follow up by adjusting the advance timing with a strobe timing light. That's all in the manual. (You will need a...

Also, you gotta twist the point cam against the advance weight springs to its stop to set the advance timing.

Jim

On an '82, the advance timing mark is a dot. The line is the TDC mark. (If the flywheels are original.)

Jim

Symptoms point to the primary chain and primary chain shoe. Did you adjust the chain? Pull the primary cover and look at the chain shoe? Is the primary/ transmission oil level correct?

Some work...

From the pics, it looks like you need to turn the transmission to the left (looking at it from above). In other words, point the belt where you want it to go. There are aftermarket transmission...

If it has decent press, it will be fine. It can't move toward the clutch hub very far before it hits the hub, which is fine. Many of these bearings are loose in the covers, and the seal is enough to...

With points, put the front cylinder on the compression stroke, and the advance timing mark centered in the hole.

Attach a test light to the point lead at timer or coil, and the pointer of the...

That is kinda normal with the manual advance timers, but it should idle decent, if a little faster, at full advance. It should not be "choppy."

Check the full advance timing, referencing the...

Press (or tap) the bearing in until it bottoms in the bore, and press the seal in down to the bearing. If there is no inner lip in the bore, press the bearing in until it is flush with the edge of...

The Devil is in the details, as usual.

'86 FXWG was a four speed.

Parts description lists #41, retaining ring, for FXST, which was a five speed.

In these transition years, being able to...

You must adjust the float per S&S instructions if you want it to run right. Read the instructions.

Jerky at low speed could be fat intermediate or timing too advanced. (XLs will run decent with...

If it's a four speed, there are no retaining rings.

Jim

Ouch!

That's gonna hit the pocketbook pretty hard no matter which way you go.

Jim

You will be better off to rebuild your existing transmission. If you have a donor transmission, you can use most of the components from it, apart from the clutch gear and mainshaft as I noted above....

No, that won't work.

You can swap some of the earlier parts onto your trapdoor. The clutch gear won't work; it has to be alternator specific, if I remember correctly. The mainshaft itself won't...

The stock floating intake manifold with the odd shaped o-rings works fine, and allows for the expansion of the parts at operating temperature. The only caveat is that the seals have about a six year...

Battery dead? Why?
Check alternator output, quick check is voltage across the battery terminals with the motor running and all lights on. Should be 14.2 - 14.4V at anything above idle, with a...

Yer gonna need a battery of some sort, unless you have a magneto.

The classic round oil tank is Moon.

Jim

Yep, feedback is solid gold.

Jim

...and check the FLOAT LEVEL, especially on a new, out-of-the-box carb.

Jim

Time to service it then. I like a white lithium grease for those units.

Jim