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Condor

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  1. The vacuum port located at the bottom of the diaphragm cover, may have some blockage in it?? In this case, with the cover removed blow some air through it from the venture opening and see if that'll help. Just a WAG....??
  2. One thing you may want to do before popping for the rectifier is check the plugs for heat damage. The rectifier is located at the front of the engine just behind the bottom of the radiator. Take a look at the wires and plugs. If they kinda look brown-ish that may be your problem, and the connectors need to be cleaned up.
  3. What Harley??? http://cast-aways.com/images/IMGP0947%20(Medium).JPG
  4. I think Rick up in Vancouver had the same problem. Found he was sitting off to one side. I can see the bike wanting to go left if the spacer wasn't installed in the right place...??
  5. Actually the diaphragm vacuum is created by the oval orifice on the top lip of the venture. I found this by accident while blowing across the opening while cleaning a carb. The slide started to retract when I blew compressed air ACROSSED the opening. I don't think it would be a good idea to blow into the opening.....
  6. Gotta watch out for dem Polar Vortexes... We got into a diaphragm repair discussion years ago and Wild Hair found a product that worked really well. Plasti-Dip spray. It's sold at Home Depot and I'm sure other places. I used it on a couple of my original '83 'phragms with success. The nice part about it is it coats the entire surface and not just a dab here and a dab there. So it'll repair existing pinholes and future holes as well....
  7. Nope... But I think I do remember a mention about Dairy Queen.....
  8. One of two things. Your rectifier might be bad... not a hard fix, or your stator is bad.. worse case scenario.. I'd start with the rectifier...
  9. Yeah, I'm starting to have the same symptoms with my '07, but I think it's the kill switch. Rode it all over The Dalles in Oregon without a problem. So I took it for a ride Sunday morning since I got back, and it acted goofy. I never could remember which way to set the kill switch, but when it doesn't turn over I get real confused. I finally got it fired with the right happy combination and took off. I got up to the Blvd stop and bumped the kill just a tad and the bike died and wouldn't start. Flipped the kill on and off a few times and it finally turned over. The rest of the ride went OK, and any restarts were fine. So I'm going to spray the heck out of the inside of the control housing with contact cleaner and keep an eye on it. Or?? I've never had one go bad, but the ignition switch may be thinking about going bad. I did turn the key on and off when it quit on me Sunday AM. So maybe??
  10. Quite as a church mouse. 4000 miles and didn't know it was there until I'd see it while checking the rear view.... So now I'm curious. Why would a standard 1 7/8" fit tighter than the tilt ball would??? Same coupler...same size ball....???
  11. And I bet 99.9% of those slams are from individuals that have never even used one, have huge imaginations, and think they're engineers. Just like me until I actually tried one...
  12. Can't say much about E3's on a 1stGen, but I do have them on my '99 and '07. They do feel like they're low, but they ain't. I ran Avon Venoms on my '83 with Progressives, fork brace, and was amazed at the improved performance over the E2's. It was like riding on rails. The only problem was the side wall checking. It took 3 front tires before I got one that stayed together. Ergo I went to E3's when the time came on the 2ndGens....
  13. It might ,if the charging voltage is up around 13.4 vdc, but have you ever charged a 80cca battery at 50% discharge?? Pack a lunch....
  14. If you're getting gassing with the Sears 2 amp charger check the voltage when hooked up. Anything over 13.4+ will cause a battery to 'boil', and don't.... use it on an AGM or Gel battery. If it is putting out around 14.2/3 vdc and not dropping down to a lower voltage when the battery is fully charged, it's NFG....
  15. That's probably why so many trike builders bad mouth Hannigan. I say good for Hannigan. Get's rid of the shops that don't know what they're doing.
  16. Yup, me too..... Love it!! And I can pull any MC trailer and not have to worry about dropping the scoot. I did cut a turn too tight and hit a hard curb coming out of a rest stop in Nevada on the way to Cody. The left side of the trailer became airborne but nothing came of it. Bike never flinched and I didn't even slow down.... I also layed the bike on the crash bars at a gas pump...don't ask... and trailer never even hic-cupped... Yes it will cant to one side a bit but doesn't bother a thing when towing....
  17. That 1 amp charger is actually a maintainer. It doesn't charge, but will keep battery fully charged when it already is. Most only put out 12.9 vdc which is more of a float voltage. There are a few maintainer/chargers available that put out 2-4 amps that will bring a battery back, but slowly. Best way to tell what you have is take a volt reading off the anodes while the battery is connected. It should read 13.4vdc+/-. Also if that charger is showing only 12 volts it ain't doing a thing....
  18. I hate any gravel.....
  19. LOL... Yep found that one out.... Don't ask... It seems like there's a point of no return when making a turn, and it takes a little mussle to hold the line... I end up forcefully pushing and pulling on the tight curves... Hopefully the leveler will relieve that a bit... Plus a little more fine tuning.... All in all I'm starting to like the conversion, but like the website videos recommend... practice... practice... practice.
  20. Sounds like the lock isn't engaging all the way. How far do you have to push on the button before it unlocks?? Mine has to go all the way in before it unlatches. Another way is to climb into the saddle bag and watch while someone closes the lid... , or...coat the latch with something like a Marks-Alot or dark axle grease to see if it will leave a mark. Also like the above post, check the screws....
  21. Yep, I bet you leveled it out by doing it. Same thing when raising the rear..... I picked up a couple of sets of levelers from Rick Butler that I'll be installing. Hopefully with the same results....
  22. Yeah if I remember there were a couple of waitresses that were hitting on him.... Or was it the other way around...
  23. Need more info. Explain 'undone'..... Do you mean the lid comes unlatched???
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