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2000 Harley Davidson XLH Sportster 883 Hugger Questions & Answers
Starter drive assembly(bendix)
No you dont!
Have a certified Harley tech handle this one. Most motorcycle starters are three bolts and the battery cable, NOT Harleys!
Camshaft timeing makes
Can you please expound on your question. Sportster cams have 2 different marks you need to line up and a special way to make it easier.
I have a 1999 Sportster Hugger that burns a lot of
The problem is not timing. The problem is the piston rings not working as they should. Chances are the cylinders need to be re-bored or honed at the least. New pistons and rings will solve only the constant smoking. The smoke when starting is oil leaking past the valve guide seals. When the pistons and rings get done, get new seals in the guides or totally new valve guides. Have the vale faces re-lapped as well. When you are done, you basically have a new engine. Change oil more often. Dirty oil is what caused the problem. Please rate my answer. Thanks!
Engine wont start. I replaced the coil and plug
To verify that the coil is working, take the plugs out of the heads. Put the plugs back in the plug wires and lay the plug against the head so that they get a good ground. Turn you ignition switch on and then turn it off while watching the plugs closely. They should spark one time when you turn the switch off. If so, your coil is working correctly. It sounds like either the sensor in the timing cavity of the engine is bad or the electronic ignition unit is bad.
Good Luck
Steve
In simple terms how do i check the stator on a
The wires from the stator come out of the primary just behnd the rear cylinder. Find the plug where the regulator connects to these wires. Unplug the plug and test the stator end of the wires.
Using a DVOM (digital volt ohm meter) insert one lead into the metal contacts in the plug. Put the meter's function switch in AC VOLTS, 50 VOLT scale. Start the engine and bring it to a high idle. You should have at least 25 volts AC output from the stator.
Good Luck
Steve
Checked the oil level on my 2003 hugger, replaced
Umm, did you add oil when it was cold? I would never suggest adding cold. Harleys are a dry sump system and oil can fill the crankcase overnight and give the illusion you are low, thus overfilled when you add and start! heh
The only models not affected by this is oilpan FLH's, all Dyna's, and VRod's. *Any* motorcycle with a oil tank above the crankcase and a pump in between can do this. Just be glad you crankcase doesn't vent to ground, it would have been an even bigger mess. *note* in rare instances this (oil cap popping out) can be caused by excessive crank case pressure IE: cracked ring. cylinder leakdown test would answer this. Doubt an 03 whould have a cracked ring.
Throwing oil out on long trips after conversion to
If you are referring to oil that is on the air cleaner....? Welcome to the world of Harley. Here is what happens, as the pistons move up and down they displace air in the crankcase, this air churns up oil mist and has to go somewhere right? Well it does it eventually if need be comes out the little breather tube into your air filter...if you have a lot of mist it soaks the air filter and drips down then gets blown usually in my case on my leg.
How can you fix this? It could be the umbrella seals in your heads are tired or worn, to replace these is fairly easy just a pain, and yes if you drop something in the head....costly to recover sometimes. If the seals are okay there are a number of aftermarket fixes like Mystic or something like that. You are look at a couple of hundred bucks in parts for that option. Been there done that on my 10.5CR 103" build. Hope this helps.
JP
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