Starts in the cold
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Starts in the cold
Here ya go, Black Friday morning. Wanted to ride, but...... I did fire it up and you can see the smoke coming out of the tail pipe.
Its running, but stays on the truck unless it warms up a LOT.
Yep I drilled the choke jet.
David
Its running, but stays on the truck unless it warms up a LOT.
Yep I drilled the choke jet.
David
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I call BS...nice try though. Just sitting your lit cigarette in the tail pipe to make it look like it's running won't fool us. Heck, it's probably not even a cigarette...probably wacky weed.
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Today I am in Cincinnati OH. I THOUGHT it would be warmer here than in western NY. Bike ended up going for a 1,000 mile ride in the back of my truck. Just trying to stretch the season.
Its in the low 30s right now.
Its in the low 30s right now.
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13 degrees here in Rockford IL this morning. It was nearly 70 degrees Monday! As the cold front moved in, it actually caused a tornado on the east side of town Monday afternoon. Crazy weather.
http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=13551306
http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=13551306
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13 degrees here in Rockford IL this morning. It was nearly 70 degrees Monday! As the cold front moved in, it actually caused a tornado on the east side of town Monday afternoon. Crazy weather.
http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=13551306
http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=13551306
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Crazy. Mid November, we should have snow on the ground , not a tornado. You probably couldn't believe what you were seeing.
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I have a success story too after drilling the starter jet, I believe I used the .018 size bit. Does it matter that it was my first start up after installing the 351 kit as well? Anyway, I was tickled that I got my bike back together with no extra pieces.
Well, the temp here in Utah was somewhere around 30 degrees the first time I started it up after the install. Turned over better than ever. I was one of those guys with perpetual starting problems, but not anymore. I have since started it up a couple more times and the temp here has been anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees and it starts up everytime and I have never needed to turn the gas off, lean the bike over, or any of that stuff. I am finally, for the moment, 100% happy with this bike.
Well, the temp here in Utah was somewhere around 30 degrees the first time I started it up after the install. Turned over better than ever. I was one of those guys with perpetual starting problems, but not anymore. I have since started it up a couple more times and the temp here has been anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees and it starts up everytime and I have never needed to turn the gas off, lean the bike over, or any of that stuff. I am finally, for the moment, 100% happy with this bike.