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Getting back to the 1100 V Star.   General Discussion

Started Jan-31 by KevinMSmith1; 2361 views.
tmorrow1953

From: tmorrow1953

Feb-26

I just happen to have an 1100 V-Star that I will be selling. I do not know which model it is. I was told when I bought it that the motor he just put in it was out of a wreck and had about 1500 miles on it. I have put less than 100 on it since I got it. It is dressed with bags and a trunk that I put on it. All black. Tim B. just rebuilt the carbs for me. (see below...this is why I sent them to Tim....to make sure it was not the carbs)

I will tell you....I am selling it because I am at my witts end trying to get it to stop fouling plugs. I have done everything I know, and most of what the guys on here have suggested, and it still fouls both plugs in about 2-3 miles or so. Pull them and clean them.....fires right up and start all over. 

If you are more savy than I am, and can figure out the (I'm sure) simple thing that is causing this, it will be a good bike. I will take $1500.00.

Hi,

Blocked crankcase vent (this would be common to both cylinders), bad oil rings.

Rings?  You never know who was in there before you and botched things up.

tmorrow1953

From: tmorrow1953

Mar-8

Don't know if these will give any insight or not, but......plug pics and a short video of the exhaust

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Have you done a compression test?

PnutsC

From: PnutsC

Mar-11

As Mick said and also have you checked timing? I have read some of your past posts but don’t remember if this was covered. 

PnutsC

From: PnutsC

Mar-11

Did you find a bike? Think I’ll sell mine. 2200 miles and nice. A Classic Silverado. Carbs rebuilt and synced last year runs and looks really good. 

tmorrow1953

From: tmorrow1953

Mar-11

I have a short list of last ditch things to check when I get back to Birmingham. Bike is about 5 hrs away, so I only get a little while to look into it when we go through there. Hopefully, I can get it down here in a couple of months and be able to spend a little time to give some numbers in here and see what comes up next.

Thanks to you and Mick for the input

Donn (99Orton)

From: Donn (99Orton)

Mar-13

2200 miles? where are you located?

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