1979 Harley Davidson XLH 1000 Sportster "ironhead valve adjustment" Questions

...condenser, coil, plugs, wires, and advance mechanism looks fine. i have a 76 ironhead with the same issues i did a valve adjustment seamed to help but i ran stp octane boost through it a couple ...

...ironhead 1000, starting issues. will not start, but backfires out of the carburator, and flames out of the tailpipe. Non distibutor. plugs and points gapped appropriately. bendix carb is rebuilt. ...

Valve adjustment To adjust the valves on your Ironhead, the engine must be stone cold. You want to adjust the tappets so that you have zero backlash on the cold engine. As the engine heats up, the ...

...valve stem raises up reducing the lash. All Ironhead Sportsters have solid tappets and should be adjusted to zero backlash. It's always best to set the tappets on these engine a bit loose rather ...

...Ironhead Sportsters have solid lifter in them and they must be adjusted correctly. To adjust the valves, remove the spark plugs and get the rear wheel off the ground. Shift the transmission into ...

...Ironhead Sportsters are equipped with solid lifters and must be adjusted with zero backlash. If one of the pushrods is adjusted just a bit tight and holds a valve open even slightly, the bike is ...

...Ironhead is not really that difficult to do. You start by taking the tank off the frame, then the carb and intake manifold off. With those off, take the four bolts out of each head and remove the ...

...valve adjusted too tightly. You could have low compression. The list is long. When is the last time you adjusted your valves? The Ironhead Sportster has solid lifters instead of hydraulics like the ...

...valve adjustment Harley Davidson Forums https://www.hdforums.com > ... > Classic > Ironhead Sep 10, 2012 - Option 2: Adjust on the looser end of the range: Set the adjusting screw to finger tight so ...

...adjustment on the valves. They are equipped with hydraulic tappets just like the ones in modern automobile engines. If you have a Shovelhead or an Ironhead Sportster, please re-post telling me what ...