Appreciate the videos man... I've been fighting with a 99 CMC and the carb for the last few days. I've watched a few of your videos and they have answered quite a few questions. Gonna strip may carb down and try to do a simple clean to get the junk out. It wont idle without the choke at around half. Thanks again
Great video, going to give it a shot adjusting the S&S super E carb on the 93 sporty I got from my dad. I am not a mechanic by any means but am learning riding the older bikes I need to learn how to work on them.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask, Ytube will get you there. Take your time. Make sure you have the right tools. Thank you for watching and all your support John. Ride safe and have a great day.
Gotttter done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......runs like a champ.....no lagging but the enritchener lever has to be up about 1 inch for idle or the bike dies....tuning tomorrow
Idle jet still dirty. enricher is compensating for clogged idle jet. shut enricher and she dies. You miss something. It happens. Let me know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco Hey, I cleaned the heck out of the jets could see through them, let them set in dip for 35 minuts, rinsed with water used my air compressor on the parts and used carb cleaner the holes were exposed....what about the idle screw? we didnt mess with it
The way I see it. if she idled fine with that idle screw setting not too long ago, then what change? I Would spray carb cleaner in that idle circuit and make sure it is spraying out the very small holes by the back of idle plate. If you turn the idle screw out you will start steeling gas from needle circuit. That is what will happen if the plate is open too much buy turning that idle screw. Let us know how it works out.
I’m late to the party….but I’m joining anyhoo. I just picked up an 03 slammer and it is not a bike for the turns, but gosh I love it. S&S Super G. My tact is that I bought a new G and a master rebuild kit. When the new G arrives, I am going to calibrate to the suggested settings and yank the old one and put the new one on and start from a known point….that way I can take my time and clean/rebuild the old one and see why it takes me 17 miles for the 107 to start purring. A 1k rpm idle is simply not a good number for this bike but 1200 to 1500 seems good. I have a lot to learn but it should be a fun ride 😊 God Bless to all
Happy to help. I would take that SS right out of the box and see how she runs. They pre-tuned from factory.. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask and we'll take it from there. Thank you for watching it all your support, Joe. Ride safe and have a great day.
S&S carbs seem to run better on the rich side. The plugs on my 88' Softail are a little on the black side but not a gummed up black,, a dry black.. but better than it being too lean. I don't think it will really hurt the motor and the thing hauls ass. Think I'm gonna leave it alone for now. Nothing worse than going from 'running great' to now it runs like sheet because I messed with it. Good luck getting your carbs set. S&S makes a great carb! Happy riding out there... keep your eyes peeled for the other guy! 👍
Happy to help. That will be your Excelerator pump adjustment. Thank you for watching and your support Edvin. Ride safe and have a great day. Hope this helps. www.sscycle.com/tech-info/carb-quick-guide
I'm curious on your axle set up. . I see possible iron horse Master cylinder possibly performance machine. Looks like a paughco frame. But I'm curious about your reinforcement to the axle.
@@TwoWheelRocco I didn't see a hidden swingarm. If you say it was a tough ride it was a Ridgid frame. Anyway. That's too bad it's gone. I'm sure it's missed. Thanks for the video
Sounds like you have a needle jet problem inside the carburetor. causing a rich condition. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Acura RL. Ride safe and have a great day
@@acurarl9929 www.ebay.com/itm/174440799318?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=174440799318&targetid=1068484773082&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9012431&poi=&campaignid=11615952643&mkgroupid=114836832882&rlsatarget=pla-1068484773082&abcId=9300457&merchantid=6577964&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyN-DBhCDARIsAFOELTl3rvCvicHX_lKgsXBLR5kZci_aXuY8iByTtHM9jMckdTUmGkiDh9YaAkryEALw_wcB. Look at # 36. float needle jet and seat clean this sets gas in float bowl.
Evening, Just did a carb cleaning and I'm having a hard time tuning it. 86 Sportster screams (high idle) from cold start and continues runing like that even if I close the idle mixture screw. Any tips on how to lower idle? Tried idle speed screw and idle mixture screw and no luck.
Happy to help. You are sucking air from intake, manifold, or an open vacuum hose. That is causing the lean condition. This equals a high idle. I just did a new video on setting up an SS carb. I will send it. Thank you for watching and all your support. Let us know how it works out. th-cam.com/video/CdcsVx-XZ5E/w-d-xo.html. Hope that helps.
@@TwoWheelRocco would it be possible be the throttle/return cables being misadjusted to cause the engine erratic idle? Do you have any video for 86 Sporster with S&S E carburetor?
@@SecretBallroomNJ You could disconnected. Try to put play back into throttle cables and see what you got. If it's a screaming Idle, then I would check the throttle hardware. Make sure the butterflies completely closed and try to start it.
Happy to help. I would check for vacuum leaks and then take note of what jets you're running in the carburetor to SS Carburator at that. That problematic bikes so be patient. I know I was. Thank you for watching all your support. Safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out, first thing check for vacuum leaks.
When I start my 1997 heritage softail and hit the starter switch it turns over and I release the starter switch it starts but then at times it won't it will backfire do you know why this happens ?
Got a 1990 fxr evo with a super e carb. Was at it for an hr. I tried adjusting it with the choke down kept dying so I had to fiddle with the idle adjuster screw still no luck any suggestions? Even tried to set it back to normal setting
a couple of questions i have the same motor in my AIH CHOPPER what size jets do you have in that carb and do you have open exhaust I've got bad decell backfire i cant get rid of ...thanks for your help
Happy to Help, Yes I had open exhaust. how long have you owned this bike. Did it always run rough. I haven't had that bike for 2 years personally I don't like the way it road. I would clean the Carburator and check your jets. If I remember right my big problem was the float needle jet and seat, there's an O-ring in there that fails take a look at it.and replace, that causes lots of rich motor problems. Thank you for your Sub John. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Hi Rocco. I have a 1976 Ironhead with an S&S shorty super e carb. Bike starts and runs great except when i get into the higher rev range then it starts to pop and sputter unless I am very slow when winding the throttle. Do you have any idea on what the issue may be? Thanks
Happy to help. I would look at the main jet, go bigger see if it helps if not go smaller. It sounds like if you take your time rolling the throttle you don't have a problem so I would think you need a smaller jet. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Vinnie. Ride safe and have a great day.
So air screw In is leaner mix and out -left is richer, about half a turn is about all the area that there is to play with, pretty straight forward right , do you set a tad bit richer ?
Thanks rocco, do you have float height adjustment , I have pump around 1 turn out ? so much fuel it spurts out the intake of carb bogs , low rpm , higher gear, maybe I'm afraid to over rpm. Thanks your very helpful
Hey man I ride my Harley daily and I got an s&s carb and I always got to adjust my choke because it always goes down what can I do? It goes all the way low to when I come to a stop and don’t give it gas it’ll die out
Happy to help. I would remove the carburetor and see how you could stiffen up that lever with a washer. . Thank you for watching and your sub Oscar. Ride safe and have a great day.
I got an s&s 117 with a WCC air cleaner and WCC hellbeny pipes. Bike seems to break up under heavy throttle....you think its getting too much or not enough fuel? Thanks.
Your plugs will tell. Black and sooty suggest a rich fuel condition. I would look at your air filter. See how your motor sounds with it removed. I would start there. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Joshua. Let us know how this works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco Come to find out I just called S&s and basically the tuner in my area said to run a tune that was way too rich. He wanted me to run an 80 main jet and a 31 pilot in S&S recommended a 76 main jet with a 31 pilot.
@@anthonysiracuse8613 test and tune that's all you can do. I would try the 76 main and 31 Pilot. See what you got, let us know how it works out.... Thank you for your update Tony.
So if my 1987 harley xl 1100 is spitting a flame now and then and a bit of black smoke should i be opening or closing my mixture screw. S&S e carb with an S&S airfilter kit.
If you waited another 30 seconds, I shut the motor off and explain it at 2:24. Any questions just ask I hope this helps. Thank you for watching all your support Hughmcshane. Ride safe and have a great day.
dude.....can't hear shit that you're saying about the air mix adjust....but the instructions say go one way till it stumbles, then go the other way till it stumbles and split the difference.
Sorry about that. That will work. Adjust and test ride until you feel the motor response its best. Thank you for watching. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Real fair weather fan,. remove plugs and let your motor air out, clean pugs and a full charged battery and you should be all right. Let it sit over night sound like motor is flooded out.
Thanks I always enjoy your videos great information
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your support Ken. Ride safe and have a great day.
Appreciate the videos man... I've been fighting with a 99 CMC and the carb for the last few days. I've watched a few of your videos and they have answered quite a few questions. Gonna strip may carb down and try to do a simple clean to get the junk out. It wont idle without the choke at around half.
Thanks again
Happy to Help, Thank your your Sub, Ride Safe and have a great day.
Great video, going to give it a shot adjusting the S&S super E carb on the 93 sporty I got from my dad. I am not a mechanic by any means but am learning riding the older bikes I need to learn how to work on them.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask, Ytube will get you there. Take your time. Make sure you have the right tools. Thank you for watching and all your support John. Ride safe and have a great day.
Finally a practical video for a granny biker like me!♥️✌🏼🤓🥰
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Kittrini71. Ride safe and have a great day.
Gotttter done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......runs like a champ.....no lagging but the enritchener lever has to be up about 1 inch for idle or the bike dies....tuning tomorrow
Idle jet still dirty. enricher is compensating for clogged idle jet. shut enricher and she dies. You miss something. It happens. Let me know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco Hey, I cleaned the heck out of the jets could see through them, let them set in dip for 35 minuts, rinsed with water used my air compressor on the parts and used carb cleaner the holes were exposed....what about the idle screw? we didnt mess with it
The way I see it. if she idled fine with that idle screw setting not too long ago, then what change? I Would spray carb cleaner in that idle circuit and make sure it is spraying out the very small holes by the back of idle plate. If you turn the idle screw out you will start steeling gas from needle circuit. That is what will happen if the plate is open too much buy turning that idle screw. Let us know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco heading to garage now
Let us know how this works out.
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks for the video man!!
Glad I could help! Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Jared. Ride Safe and have a great day.
The engine noise covered what you were saying. Couldn’t understand any of it
Sorry about that Steve.. Ride Safe and have a great day.
my sns only runs with the enritchener lever up, how to fix??? cleaning the super e today........tips?
Clean idle jet, It is clogged with dirt. Let me know how that works out. Thank you for your Sub Ed. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco hay thank you soo much,...its a 2006 Saxon Black Crown with a 111ci SnS Ill be checkin in wit you...you rock Brotha
I’m late to the party….but I’m joining anyhoo. I just picked up an 03 slammer and it is not a bike for the turns, but gosh I love it. S&S Super G. My tact is that I bought a new G and a master rebuild kit. When the new G arrives, I am going to calibrate to the suggested settings and yank the old one and put the new one on and start from a known point….that way I can take my time and clean/rebuild the old one and see why it takes me 17 miles for the 107 to start purring. A 1k rpm idle is simply not a good number for this bike but 1200 to 1500 seems good. I have a lot to learn but it should be a fun ride 😊 God Bless to all
Happy to help. I would take that SS right out of the box and see how she runs. They pre-tuned from factory.. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask and we'll take it from there. Thank you for watching it all your support, Joe. Ride safe and have a great day.
I look forward to your video's. Thank you
Thank you for your support, Ride Safe and have a great day.
S&S carbs seem to run better on the rich side. The plugs on my 88' Softail are a little on the black side but not a gummed up black,, a dry black.. but better than it being too lean. I don't think it will really hurt the motor and the thing hauls ass. Think I'm gonna leave it alone for now. Nothing worse than going from 'running great' to now it runs like sheet because I messed with it. Good luck getting your carbs set. S&S makes a great carb! Happy riding out there... keep your eyes peeled for the other guy! 👍
Thank you for watching and your sub Ohm.. Ride safe and have a great day.
What’s going on Rocco keep up the good work I remember when you called me to help me with nightster your the man
How your nightster? Thank you for your support.
Two Wheel Rocco man Rocco traded that bike for a 2010 softail deluxe
I drive a CVO Road King and a CVO Deuce. My first two videos. I am not a fan of coppers.
There's another screw to the right of the air/fuel adjustment screw, on the right side of the carb. What does that one adjust?
Happy to help. That will be your Excelerator pump adjustment. Thank you for watching and your support Edvin. Ride safe and have a great day. Hope this helps. www.sscycle.com/tech-info/carb-quick-guide
I'm curious on your axle set up. . I see possible iron horse Master cylinder possibly performance machine. Looks like a paughco frame. But I'm curious about your reinforcement to the axle.
This machine is long gone. I think it was a softail set up, if I remember right. It was a tough ride.
@@TwoWheelRocco I didn't see a hidden swingarm. If you say it was a tough ride it was a Ridgid frame. Anyway. That's too bad it's gone. I'm sure it's missed. Thanks for the video
@@muddirt8040 I miss them all. But I do enjoy my 02 CVO Road King and my 04 CVO Deuce. Great rides.
Thank you,I think Savage idles to fast, now I know how to slow the idle down. I hope,I haven't tried it yet.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Chuck. ride safe and have a great day.
So turning the brass screw to the right is leaner and to the left is richer?
I'll send you this video. Hopefully this will help you. th-cam.com/video/8mDU3MRmm9A/w-d-xo.html
Thanks...appreciate your content..
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Brad. Ride Safe and have a great day.
S&s e-carb air/ fuel screw is seated an still runs even after dropping from 29 -28-26.5
Sounds like you have a needle jet problem inside the carburetor. causing a rich condition. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Acura RL. Ride safe and have a great day
@@TwoWheelRocco where’s needle jet? Float bowl needle? Or slide needle? S&S has no slide/no slide needle.
@@acurarl9929 www.ebay.com/itm/174440799318?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=174440799318&targetid=1068484773082&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9012431&poi=&campaignid=11615952643&mkgroupid=114836832882&rlsatarget=pla-1068484773082&abcId=9300457&merchantid=6577964&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyN-DBhCDARIsAFOELTl3rvCvicHX_lKgsXBLR5kZci_aXuY8iByTtHM9jMckdTUmGkiDh9YaAkryEALw_wcB. Look at # 36. float needle jet and seat clean this sets gas in float bowl.
THANKS BROTHER!!!! GREAT INFO!
Happy to hear it helped. Thank you for your Sub. Have a great day William.
Evening,
Just did a carb cleaning and I'm having a hard time tuning it. 86 Sportster screams (high idle) from cold start and continues runing like that even if I close the idle mixture screw. Any tips on how to lower idle? Tried idle speed screw and idle mixture screw and no luck.
Happy to help. You are sucking air from intake, manifold, or an open vacuum hose. That is causing the lean condition. This equals a high idle. I just did a new video on setting up an SS carb. I will send it. Thank you for watching and all your support. Let us know how it works out. th-cam.com/video/CdcsVx-XZ5E/w-d-xo.html. Hope that helps.
@@TwoWheelRocco would it be possible be the throttle/return cables being misadjusted to cause the engine erratic idle? Do you have any video for 86 Sporster with S&S E carburetor?
@@SecretBallroomNJ You could disconnected. Try to put play back into throttle cables and see what you got. If it's a screaming Idle, then I would check the throttle hardware. Make sure the butterflies completely closed and try to start it.
I have a 02 ironhorse and i dont know if im doing it wrong but my bike seems to chug out after awhile on the highway around 65mph, any ideas?
Happy to help. I would check for vacuum leaks and then take note of what jets you're running in the carburetor to SS Carburator at that. That problematic bikes so be patient. I know I was. Thank you for watching all your support. Safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out, first thing check for vacuum leaks.
Good video thanks bud
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Mat. Ride safe and have a great day. Happy Fourth of July.
When I start my 1997 heritage softail and hit the starter switch it turns over and I release the starter switch it starts but then at times it won't it will backfire do you know why this happens ?
Happy to help. How old is the battery? Thank you for watching and you sub David. Ride safe and have a great day.
Got a 1990 fxr evo with a super e carb. Was at it for an hr. I tried adjusting it with the choke down kept dying so I had to fiddle with the idle adjuster screw still no luck any suggestions? Even tried to set it back to normal setting
Seems like you tried everything. Focus on the air gas screw. Let us know how that works out. Thank you for watching. Ride safe and have a great day.
a couple of questions i have the same motor in my AIH CHOPPER what size jets do you have in that carb and do you have open exhaust I've got bad decell backfire i cant get rid of ...thanks for your help
Happy to Help, Yes I had open exhaust. how long have you owned this bike. Did it always run rough. I haven't had that bike for 2 years personally I don't like the way it road. I would clean the Carburator and check your jets. If I remember right my big problem was the float needle jet and seat, there's an O-ring in there that fails take a look at it.and replace, that causes lots of rich motor problems. Thank you for your Sub John. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Decell backfire, I would add more fuel. air gas and bigger idle jet and see what that does
Hi Rocco. I have a 1976 Ironhead with an S&S shorty super e carb. Bike starts and runs great except when i get into the higher rev range then it starts to pop and sputter unless I am very slow when winding the throttle. Do you have any idea on what the issue may be?
Thanks
Happy to help. I would look at the main jet, go bigger see if it helps if not go smaller. It sounds like if you take your time rolling the throttle you don't have a problem so I would think you need a smaller jet. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Vinnie. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you for the reply. I will take a look and let you know how I go. Cheers
@@Vl90123 My pleasure. Ride safe and have a great day
So air screw In is leaner mix and out -left is richer, about half a turn is about all the area that there is to play with, pretty straight forward right , do you set a tad bit richer ?
I do it by sound and throttle response, Then a test ride to see if there is decelerations popping. Hope this helps. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you my friend, test drive it now, helped me out !
Thanks rocco, do you have float height adjustment , I have pump around 1 turn out ? so much fuel it spurts out the intake of carb bogs , low rpm , higher gear, maybe I'm afraid to over rpm. Thanks your very helpful
@@davidb8466 Sounds like you have a float jet seat o ring is failing. This will cause to much fuel. Replace o ring. Let us know how this works out.
@@davidb8466 Hope this helps. th-cam.com/video/-WInid3yt7E/w-d-xo.html.
Hey man I ride my Harley daily and I got an s&s carb and I always got to adjust my choke because it always goes down what can I do? It goes all the way low to when I come to a stop and don’t give it gas it’ll die out
Happy to help. I would remove the carburetor and see how you could stiffen up that lever with a washer. . Thank you for watching and your sub Oscar. Ride safe and have a great day.
I got an s&s 117 with a WCC air cleaner and WCC hellbeny pipes. Bike seems to break up under heavy throttle....you think its getting too much or not enough fuel? Thanks.
Your plugs will tell. Black and sooty suggest a rich fuel condition. I would look at your air filter. See how your motor sounds with it removed. I would start there. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Joshua. Let us know how this works out.
Could someone tell me the exact dimensions of the "Pump cap oring" Part # 11-2371
Hope this helps www.denniskirk.com/s-and-s-cycle/accelerator-pump-ejector-nozzle-o-ring-50-8096.p173774.prd/173774.sku
I have a 113 in my fxr. Are you running a E or G?
That bike had a G. Thank you for watching and your sub Anthony. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco I’m running an E and think it may be too small
@@anthonysiracuse8613 What is it doing?
@@TwoWheelRocco Come to find out I just called S&s and basically the tuner in my area said to run a tune that was way too rich. He wanted me to run an 80 main jet and a 31 pilot in S&S recommended a 76 main jet with a 31 pilot.
@@anthonysiracuse8613 test and tune that's all you can do. I would try the 76 main and 31 Pilot. See what you got, let us know how it works out.... Thank you for your update Tony.
bike has been sitting and has throttle lag when i snap the throttle....slow response....
Clean carb, And she will run like new. follow video. Any question just ask.
So if my 1987 harley xl 1100 is spitting a flame now and then and a bit of black smoke should i be opening or closing my mixture screw. S&S e carb with an S&S airfilter kit.
Sounds like float needle needle is failing. Take your float bowl off and clean. Fuel is flooding carburetor. Let us know how it works out.
I have the exact bike with the Same exact problems... Did you ever figure out what it was? Thank you
Why is it that nobody answers back on these comment sections.
Can’t hear what you’re saying. At 1:45 “This brass Phillips head……?????…??? “
If you waited another 30 seconds, I shut the motor off and explain it at 2:24. Any questions just ask I hope this helps. Thank you for watching all your support Hughmcshane. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thank you.
Happy to Help, Thank you for your Sub. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Ahh there it is. Just built small. You can make it bigger so you can finger it and not use screw driver. That idle screw
Ride safe and have a great day. Thank you for watching.
Why won't it a quest fuel
I don't understand your question.
I got that out the way I keep running into net pic I put my shifter on its all fragged up
I couldn't understand why I wasn't get fuel
I'll tell you the Quaker to a half adjustment on the clutch basket my xlh only works at a quarter
dude.....can't hear shit that you're saying about the air mix adjust....but the instructions say go one way till it stumbles, then go the other way till it stumbles and split the difference.
Sorry about that. That will work. Adjust and test ride until you feel the motor response its best. Thank you for watching. Ride Safe and have a great day.
turn the key and nothin,,,.......ran fine last night
How did it work out?
@@TwoWheelRocco havent had time to hit it . Making time this weekend. Going to pull the rear tire and get into the guts check everything.
Huh?
Happy to help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching. Ride Safe and have a great day.
this sucks
Real fair weather fan,. remove plugs and let your motor air out, clean pugs and a full charged battery and you should be all right. Let it sit over night sound like motor is flooded out.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thanks for your help...Ill try it...the lights dont even come on...nothin..put a brand new bat in..
Send a cell number I will call, Sounds like a relay is bad.
9169930180
@@TwoWheelRocco i agree.