Questions & Answers for: Harley Davidson XLH 1000 Sportster valve adjust

...if the pushrods are moving up and down.see if they are loose.if loose adjust try again. your valves may be stuck open if not stuck open pour 1 once of mystery oil in head try comp test ...

1975 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.

...Adjust it upwards just enough to make the pushrod tight to where you cannot turn it. Now, lower the adjuster until you can just spin the pushrod between your two fingers easily, Lock the lock nut and ...

...valve open even slightly, the bike is almost impossible to start with the kickstarter. To adjust the valves, the bike must be stone cold. Take the spark plugs out, raise the rear wheel of the ground, ...

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 ...

...adjust the valves (tappets) with the engine absolutely cold. Keep in mind that the valve lash is set at zero with the engine cold. As the engine heats up, the cylinders and heads "grow" upwards ...

I need to know how to ajust the valves on a1977 Harley Davidson. 1000 iron head No adj valves .. they have hydraulic lifters ,,now the push rods may be the adj type..but if engine stock push rods not ...

ADJUSTED VALVES AND NOW THERES IS SMOKE ON 75 HARLEY IRONHEAD Hi Curtis, and the usual suspects are: 1. Oil tank/pan overfilled. 2. Restricted oil return line to oil tank/pan. 3. Restricted breather ...

...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 ...

...passages. 8. Plugged jets or passages. 9. Worn or damaged needle or needle jet. 10. Enrichner valve not seated or leaking. For more information about your question please visit the website