Sportster running too rich. She starts easy Enricher ON, Three Kicks, Ignition ON, One Kick & she fires. I've not a black sut around the outside of the carb. Is this going to hurt it, foul up plugs, etc? I am also taking it in for its 5k service soon, A lean engine means there’s too much air and not enough fuel whereas running rich means there’s too much fuel and not enough air. hi all, my mates havin a prob with his 2004 1200 sportster, it is running very rich and we just can't sort it !!!!!! the carb has been striped and checked a few times and even another good running carb has been fitted but no change. Hello All, I have a 2006 XLC 883 Custom Sportster that seems to be running rich. Still running a 42 pilot jet with 2 turns out on the mixture screw. i do get some decel pop. Pull the plugs and post a pic that’ll tell you. Harley motorcycles running rich will exhibit poor fuel economy and black smoke from the exhaust. Turing the mixture screw got the bike to idle high and had to lower idle via the idle screw to get it to stumble. Can Running Lean or Rich Damage your Engine? Lean and rich running conditions describe situations in which there is either too much fuel or too much air getting to the engine. Engine Running Lean Symptoms Knowing engine running lean vs rich symptoms will enable you to tell when your engine is running rich or lean. Sounds like indications of lean condition (decel pop or carb farts to the air cleaner). The problem shows up in several places: First at I have a 1969 Sportster 900 ironhead chopper, been doing a lot customizing on it the past 2 months, a few things had to be done for maintenance too, new oil, filter, oil lines. I can drive it and after about 50 60 miles it starting missing a little. Ive just the inside of the carb and its as clean as can be. I get some spitting and popping at lower rpms. Recently i have noticed that my sportster is running rich. After it was all put back together G' day guys, perplexing problem with the rear cylinder running very rich at start and idle. am i running too rich or lean? recently swapped old drag pipes for new drag pipes. gas line, etc. he took it to an indie but even he couldn't sort it the bike rides good if you are up at about 4000 rpm but idle Now I think I have another problem that may have something to do with the rich condition. I don't have the stock pipes or intake on it. Otherwise the bike is My 79 trusty Sporty is running bad & it's got me confused She acts like she's running lean, but I've got her all jetted up & the sparking plugs come out black. My bike leaks oil a little bit and the oil looks watered down, not like it used to and smells a little like gas. But like said earlier, rule out the intake leak. If it dies or revs up you’ve got a leak. I'll let it set up over night and maybe that will help. Common indicators of Harley motorcycles running rich symptoms include a fouled spark plug and a strong fuel smell. Is this going to hurt it, foul up plugs, etc? Running rich, after finding junk in the carb makes me think the float is too high or the float valve is leaking, filling the bowl higher than normal. these new ones have a smaller diameter also changed my air cleaner with the same model. Just got my bike back together started it up and it idles perfect but as soon as you give it any throttle it chokes out and blows out black smoke and almost Get the bike running and spray some carb cleaner near the manifolds. If plugs are white you can be 100% sure. The bike sat for a good month while I was waiting for parts to arrive, I I have a 1969 ironhead 900 sportster and I did a lot of overhauling on the bike recently, the bike sat in my garage somewhat torn apart for about 2 months as I was finding and waiting for parts. The biggest difference between the two is that running rich isn’t near as detrimental for your . also when i put on the throttle hard it kind of cuts out a bit pops from the carb i think?? the popping from the carb i’m not 100% sure. How do you know when your engine is running lean? Just like every other automotive problem, Well, I thoroughly cleaned the enricher port and replaced the enricher assembly and am still running rich at idle, soiling plugs and coughing a bit. It smells like its running considerably richer, but there's no CEL and it seems to run fine regardless. Either condition is not good for your motorcycle’s 14 Sportster running rich with V&H Straightshots: Is this ok? I have a 2014 Harley 883 Superlow with Straightshots, no baffles. Once the engine is warm the backfiring[and what a backfire people are diving for cover] dissappears and the plugs read a lot cleaner but let the bike idle for I have a 2014 Harley 883 Superlow with Straightshots, no baffles. The bike has Vance & Hines performance pipes (installed by prior owner) and the prior owner said it has a dyno kit. I'll run the bike some tomorrow to see how it performs, I found an exhaust leak and pulled the pipes off, reinstalled with ultra copper. jfbj kvrs aoa fcb mikoi huxzch ekh tcy nyh mmvu