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Anonymous Posted on Jun 29, 2012

Need timing marks and diagrams for 2003 harley sportster 883

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 24, 2009

SOURCE: Adjusting timing on Harley Davidson 1976 sportster

The advance timing should be 35° before Top Dead Center. This is how you find out which mark this is.

Get the rear wheel of the bike off the ground, remove the spark plugs, shift the bike into fourth gear, and remove the timing plug from the left engine case.
Now, take an ordinary PLASTIC DRINKING STRAW and insert it into the front spark plug hole. Do not use anything else or you stand a chance of it breaking and then you'll have to pull the head to get it out. The plastic straw will bend but not break.
Bump the rear wheel in the direction that it turns while riding down the road until the piston pushes the straw all the way up and just barely starts going back down. Look into the timing hole. You should see a timing mark. This is the Top Dead Center mark. Now, bump the rear wheel BACKWARDS until you see another mark. This should be the ADVANCED TIMING MARK. The piston should 7/16" down from top dead center.

On this model Sportster the timing is advanced by a mechanical advance mechanism. These units are notorious for wearing out and not contolling the timing very well. You must remove the breaker plate to inspect this mechanism. Mark the position of the plate before you remove it. If the pins and holes in the flyweights are worn, replace the unit. Replace it with a good needle bearing unit. Replace the points and reset the gap at 0.018 - 0.020".

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 08, 2009

SOURCE: how to drain oil from 2001 harley sportster

The drain hose comes down the back of the frame and looks like it attaches to the frame.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 27, 2009

SOURCE: harley sportster clutch

You just need to adjust your clutch cable.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 04, 2010

SOURCE: how to set the timing for a 2003 883 harley

there is is no timing after static or set up timeing your ignition module controls timing and advance

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 11, 2010

SOURCE: Not just changing oil, but is there gear oil to

Yes, there is oil in primary and transmission of your Sporty. To drain the oil, look for the drain plug on bottom of rear section of the primary area, back near the large round section of the primary. Drain the oil here and replace the plug. Add the oil at the top primary chain inspection port, large plug with a large "screwdriver" slot or two small bolts in it. Add 32-36 ounces of H-D "primary lubricant for Sportsters".

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