Can a Harley Road King be converted to a carbureted?
This article will cover the latter where one of our customers “Nils” converted his 2000 Harley Road King from a Magneti-Marelli Injection system to a 2000 Road King Carbureted model. Should you have any question for Nils, please contact us and we will forward your request. 2. Objective
What’s the name of the Harley Davidson Road King?
Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Podcast-In this episode we talk about Rick (Big Daddy) Kane’s large-scale project he just completed on his 2001 Harley-Davidson Road King, named “Chola”. This bike has a ton of rich history and you really need to go back and listen to Podcast Episode #106, where Rick breaks it all down for you.
What kind of fuel injection does a Harley Davidson use?
In Rick’s case, he was having troubles with the older Magneti Marelli style EFI system Harley used from 1995-2001. These systems did not utilize O2 sensors in the exhaust for tuning. TheseMagneti Marelli systems are well known for causing problems and annoyances.
This article will cover the latter where one of our customers “Nils” converted his 2000 Harley Road King from a Magneti-Marelli Injection system to a 2000 Road King Carbureted model. Should you have any question for Nils, please contact us and we will forward your request. 2. Objective
What should the idle speed be on a carb?
Start bike, bring to operating temperature. Set idle speed adjusting screw, clockwise to increase rpm, counter-clockwise to decrease rpm. Idle rpm range should be 950 to 1050 rpms. Adjust idle mixture by turning idle mixture screw slowly clockwise until the engine runs poorly. Note position.
What is the low rpm jet on a carb?
Low rpm operation is controlled by the intermediate jet (#11). If sneezing or popping is experienced below approximately 3000 rpm’s the intermediate jet must be replaced with a larger sized (richer) jet.
Can a Marelli injection system be converted to a carb?
If yes, then you really have 3 valid solutions: Convert it to another injection system such as the ThunderMax. Convert it to carbureted with open market components including the ignition system.
Can a carburetor be converted to EFI?
Rick decided to do a full electronic fuel injection (EFI) to carburetor conversion on Chola. Yah, this is not something you hear about being done very often, but it can be and is done on occasion.
Can a Harley Davidson be converted to a carburetor?
He could have converted to the new Delphi EFI system but has always loved carburetors. Rick made the decision to do a full conversion from Magneti Marelli EFI to a carburetor system instead. Once and for all, he wanted no more problems with his 2001 Harley-Davidson Road King.
If yes, then you really have 3 valid solutions: Convert it to another injection system such as the ThunderMax. Convert it to carbureted with open market components including the ignition system.