Author Topic: 78 Intruder losing a cylinder under load?  (Read 7020 times)

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MBCanuck

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Re: 78 Intruder losing a cylinder under load?
« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2014, 08:17:26 PM »
Finally found a little while to dedicate to the ol' Intruder.  I cleaned out the carbs and replaced the o-rings. I don't know how it affects performance, but one of the carb slides was lifting just a fraction before the other, so I got those balanced as well.  I cleaned up and re-did a few connections and shortened both plug wires to get the caps screwed into some fresh wire.  Also found a couple hot connections on the 5-pin located on the back side of the motor.  One of those was for the lights, so they're working now.  I don't know which of the things I did was the issue, but it's running like a top now, top and bottom end.  Thanks again  8for all the advice and tips.   

jimvw57

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Re: 78 Intruder losing a cylinder under load?
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2014, 01:04:14 AM »
Take a look at the carb sync tool post, it is easy to build and it does make a big difference once the carbs are balanced