Aboutsportstertodd Expertise All areas of the ironhead sportster 1957-85. Please no questions on anything else. IRONHEADS only...
Experience state certified as master motorcycle mechanic and worked at Harley Davidson and triumph repair shop for 12 years, but haven't worked in the motorcycle trade in 4 years.
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Education/Credentials state certification in master motorcycle repair
Question QUESTION: Where do I find the oil filter on a 1977 sportster
ANSWER: If its electric start its under the oil tank cap. If its kick start then there isn't one unless someone has installed a remote one. Those are usually down by the front tire on the frame.
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QUESTION: I have one pipe smoking with oil in it and one pipe not smoking which has no oil in it. One does one pipe have oil and not the other? Is that a burnt valve?
Answer That condition would be a valve guide problem, Either the valve seal went bad,came off or was never installed. Could be that your valve stem to guide clearance is worn to wide and oil is slipping through or your guide is cracked. For a valve to be burnt the bike would pop when running and also suck air in that pipe at different times during the engines revolutions.
