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Just click clicks batt tested ok power to main post 12v hitting starter button at green wire engine not sized batt connections are good

have a 2004 eg clutch problem.this guy put in a new clutch.it did not have a narrow friction plate.
the damper & damper seat caused the last plate to be outside the basket.can the damper & damper seat
be eliminated?he says that is
the only plates he got.parts book does not have a # for just that plate. thank you Al

Sticky valves will do that.

Hello and Welcome from Connecticut, USA.

Welcome from Kansas City, Missouri!

Hi Guy
New here and to Harley's. 
Just bought a project 75 XLH ironhead sportster.
Fancied a change from 200mph jap 4's, licence and freedom paranoia set in!! So bought my 1st harley and a 67 triumph T100, to decide which to keep.

I've already worked out I should have bought a sportster a year older or 2 years newer, owing to the gear shift, but hey, we have what we have, and yup, we have gearbox issues!! So be seeing you all soon on here

Steve

used or old new stock part number 27623-05a

I don't see an issue with moisture. A good bud has an E85 Chevy Silverado, and all he runs in it is E85. For years, and does nothing special regarding moisture. Moisture gets into the tank regardless of gasoline or E85. The difference is water is not soluble in gasoline, but is soluble in alcohol. So instead of forming a little pool in the bottom of the tank, it mixes into the fuel and just gets flushed/burned through the system. In fact when I was young punk back in Iowa, gas line freezing in winter was a common problem. The cure? This stuff called HEET, which was nothing more than alcohol that would melt ice and blend with the water to flush it through.

Will be interesting to hear about your results should you decide to proceed with this.

cheers,
JW

Oh I plan to talk to you Jason, I want to get you to tune it when I get everything finished.

Quote from: kd on April 24, 2024, 09:14:14 PMMaybe your chasing the wrong gremlin.  Because the issue has worsened and increased it's frequency with the number of start cycles it would make me consider the compensator.  You call it a backfire but that's a subjective description.  Is it sending fire and smoke into the breather?  As the pre 2014 twincam compensator aged and got weak, the first crank (or more) would kick off like a little explosion and spin the engine back (often resulting in a grind / bang / stall like reaction and a subsequent intake or exhaust loud firing back and puff of smoke).

Have you checked the compensator health? You still haven't given a full description of the model, year etc. of the bike.  IIRC the earlier M8 compensator was problematic.

I also recall some posters saying something similar to your basic description was happening and if they tapped the start button and clicked the bendix in once then on the second tap held the button in it would start normally.

  (not being snotty or defensive)  The compensator wouldn't have anything to do with the "pop" I get when starting. Literally, the very INSTANT you touch the start button, it happens. Like a millisecond before the motor starts to turn over. I can put my hand in by the top of the intake and feel it pop.
 It's not a "kick-back" likr a bad comp would do. I had that issue with my twin Cam bikes.

Even though I didn't find anything electrical,(yet), I'm very much thinking KD and Hossamania might have something there.
I did contact Powervision to see if they had any suggestions. I did get a response. Waiting for additional info from them.