Steve wrote:
> I have a 99 Road King, with a carb'd 88 ci. I recently replaced the
> stock mufflers with a set of Screaming Eagles mufflers. Now I get a
> 'cough' out of the carb when giving it throttle from idle. I want to
> reduce the idle rpm's but when I do the cough/cut off gets worse when I
> throttle. It runs great at cruising/highway speeds and starts easily
> but when you try to leave the stop sign it will frquently cough and even
> sometimes stall out.
>
> Is there an adjustment I can make to the carb to help this problem. Is
> it running too rich/lean? I know nothing about carbs and would
> appreciate any advice you could give...
Your lack of carburetor knowledge is what got you into this mess.
Your engine is running too lean in the transition range.
Refer to your service manual carburetor section, and learn how it works.
Then you should be able to figure out what needs to be done to fix it.
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