AboutMike Wells Expertise PLEASE READ BEFORE ASKING A QUESTION!!! I CAN ONLY ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HARLEYS !!! I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OTHER MODELS!!! I have a Harley only shop with 30 years experience located in Ohio. We specialize in complete and total repair, restoration, hi-performance, and custom bike building. I can work on Flat Heads to Twin Cams. Please, dont ask how much somthing is going to cost to fix. Labor prices differ all over te country as well as shop to shop!
Experience Engine rebuilding (can be shipped),
Trans rebuilding (can be shipped),
Restoration,
Custom bike building
Question QUESTION: Im a new Harley owner, and the Harley I have has been converted from electronic ignition to a points set up. It's a 1987 Heritage Softail 80. I set them to .0018 and it's still like riding a different bike everytime I start it. It spits and sputters running at an even speed, and at higher rpms. Is there something I should check besides the point setting ? I used to have an old Ford pickup that had a bad rotor in the distributor and it did the same thing. I asked a tech at a Harley shop, and he told me I had to set the points on BOTH lobes to .0018....he lost me there. If you set one lobe at .0018 and roll it over to the other lobe and it's not at .0018...what then ? Please help me make my new prize a more consistent running machine. Makes me wish it wasnt SO loud....LOL
ANSWER: Pull your plugs and let me know what color they are
Mike
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QUESTION: They're black
Answer Just set the points on the small lobe, dont worry about setting it on the wide lobe. They should be set at .018. Since your plugs are fouling then you have a spark problem. I would replace the condenser. If they are still fouling then you need to do a OHMs test on the coil to make sure its good
Good luck and happy riding
Mike
