You failed to tell me what year and model bike you have this S&S carb installed. If you have the carb on a Sportster, it should have a 26.5 slow jet and a 66 main jet in it. If it's on a Big Twin, it should be jetted with a 28 slow jet and a 70 main jet. Of course, depending on the exhaust system, the air filter, other equipment on the bike, and your location, the jetting could vary a step or two either side of these sizes I've given you. Another area of concern with the S&S "Super E" model is the adjustment of the accelerator pump. Most people get the accelerator pump set too rich with too large of a "pump shot". This adjustment has to be made according to the way the bike reacts to a roll on of the throttle while riding. You cannot get this set correctly by adjusting it in the shop. For instructions on how to jet your carb, go to the S&S Cycles website and click on "Tech Info". Then click on "Installation instructions" and "fuel systems". Look for the the instruction sheet number 51-1012. http://www.sscycle.com/instructions/instructionslist.php?x_cat=24 This will give you a starting point to jetting yoru carb. Keep in mind that when dealing with an air cooled engine, it's better to be slightly rich rather than too lean. Lean mixtures create a lot of heat.
Good Luck
Steve
Check the carb settings, make sure you're not running it too lean under a load.
Kohlers always like to run a little on the rich side, especially if tuned with no load.
Warm it up, tune it, then verify the settings with the deck running
(WATCH YOUR TOES - LOCK THE BRAKE DOWN).
Lean (CW) until is cuts out, rich (CCW) until it loads up, 1/2 way between,
then about a 1/4 turn back to the rich side (CCW). And then recheck idle settings.
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Which S&S carb are you running, and what year and model H-D? You can adjust somewhat to lean it back, but some folks run too much S&S for their bike.
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