How does a Harley choke work?

How does a Harley choke work?

The choke is a mechanical lever which is attached to the lever. The carburetor determines the air fuel ratio mechanically. This ratio will be adjusted by the carburetor with throttle input from the rider. The choke allows you to manually adjust the air fuel ratio by reducing the air flow to the engine.

How long can a statr run with a choke?

Following the owners manual…pull choke, statr run with choke out for about 1 mile, choke to 1/2 run another 1 mile, and then push in choke. Following the owners manual…pull choke, statr run with choke out for about 1 mile, choke to 1/2 run another 1 mile, and then push in choke.

What to do if the choke knob doesn’t stay pulled out?

If you choke knob doesn’t stay pulled out when you’re starting your Harley-Davidson motorcycle, there is a way to set more tension in the choke cable, so it will stay choked until you push the choke knob in.

How do you increase choke cable tension on a Harley Davidson?

To increase the choke cable tension on your Harley, turn the little black knob behind the choke knob clockwise, and it will create more tension on the choke cable, which will make the choke knob stay out when you pull it out. Adjusting the cable tension on your Harley-Davidson motorcycle is very easy to do, and it can be done in under a minute.

What’s the top speed of a Harley Davidson Fat Boy?

MCycle mentions that the bike has a top speed of 91.96 MPH and that it weighs 657 lbs. The Fat Boy is perhaps the most car-like of any Bike that we can think of. The suspension is so good you could probably ride directly over an open manhole and never notice.

What happens when you choke a Harley Davidson?

When a motor sits un started for a period of time , the jet is sitting in a puddle of fuel as it evaporates and when it reached the bottom of the float bowl, the bit of fuel that is left in the bottom will varnish up the jet and what will happen is what you describe. It runs on the choke but not when the choke is pushed in.

Following the owners manual…pull choke, statr run with choke out for about 1 mile, choke to 1/2 run another 1 mile, and then push in choke. Following the owners manual…pull choke, statr run with choke out for about 1 mile, choke to 1/2 run another 1 mile, and then push in choke.

MCycle mentions that the bike has a top speed of 91.96 MPH and that it weighs 657 lbs. The Fat Boy is perhaps the most car-like of any Bike that we can think of. The suspension is so good you could probably ride directly over an open manhole and never notice.

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