I'm 69 and the same here...I forgot about all the things I fogot about. I have a brand new project bike to do over the upcoming cold New York Winter. I will certainly refer to Mike's videos about 100 times I'm sure. Thanks Mike !
I just spied an old 1940's Plomb "pebble" 1 inch combination wrench on the work bench! (at about 1:03) Plomb was a premium brand of hand tools from Los Angeles and the pebble style wrenches date from about 1945-1948. Plomb invented the combination wrench, by the way. Before that, box wrenches and open end wrenches were always separate tools. After 1948 Plomb changed their brand name to Proto, that of course we know to this day. I've got some old Plomb tools from my grandfather, too, including some first generation combination wrenches.
There's a lot of history there. My dad knew it all. I wish we had him here to ask. I have quite a Plumb collection. If I remember correctly, there were two companies. One was "Plomb." The other was "Plumb." I actually have a couple of "Plomb" tools around. There were legal battles and "Plumb" won. Mine are from my Dad and tnen some I've picked up "here and there." Fun stuff.
Mike, thamks for taking me down memory lane. This takes me back to the Tillotson on my 71 FLH. Fun back in the day. The last carb was on my 05 WG when I put in the Sportster needle in the CV. Now I'm lazy with FI.. Came a long way baby...
Were at 5,400 ft in the mountains of Prescott AZ. My Heritage is injected but you can tell the difference in performance when I ride down the hill to about 2,000 ft elevation....Good video Mike.....Thanks!
I'm telling you guys. You're riding up the mountain, the altitude change is pretty intense, but it's a beautiful day, reach down, turn the high speed needle on that beautiful brass gem, in a couple of clicks, and she takes off like a scared rabbit. Sorry, I forgot: you guys have electronics to think for you, they sometimes think a little slow.
Hey Mike, thanks for all the great videos. It is my estimation that you are the Bob Ross of motorcycle building and maintenance with your calming demeanor and delivery not to mention the fountain of knowledge and experience you share with your viewers! I recently did my first complete top end rebuild and engine paint job on my 1990 FLSTC Evo with 85,000 original miles, all mine, by following your step by step instruction videos of the same era of motor. Upon manually checking the valves and timing before closing it up I discovered that I had a bad lifter and well worn cam that needed to be replaced and lo and behold I found a video of that too!! When I finally got it back together I crossed my fingers and hit the starter, and...she started right up!! A little timing adjustment and she's running like a top. Just in time for winter storage here in Minnesota. I'm anxious to get her out in the spring. In the meantime I'm going to enjoy watching you build your project bikes, especially the flathead stroker. Thank you, Mike, and keep up the great work!!
Great video Mike. You always have a calm attitude even when there’s a slight hiccup in the shoot. I think that neighbor’s dog is out to get you. Way to drive on. Great information!
Love your videos, Mike. Watching your videos is like taking a Master Class in motorcycle maintenance. On top of all that, there is always one or two moments when you say something really funny. Keep on doing what you're doing, man. We all love it.
I believe asbestos is still being used in these copper crush gaskets. googled it and many sources still make these with that material. many advantages to this material and it being packaged in this way does not present a danger to you handling or in close proximity to it. I don't want to know what that stuff in hot dogs is
Hi Mike Really enjoyed this video. It was timely, as I am putting my '46 UL back together and starting on the carb. I was curious why you don't mention use of the various drills (#55, #70 etc)? The drills are supposed to clean small passages as described in the the service manual for the 41-47 Big Twin (which covers my bike) as well in the "Panhead Service Manual, 1948-1957 Rigid." Be interested in your thoughts. Again, thanks so much. You are such a great resource and so generous sharing your knowledge.
I don't know. Quality piece, infinitely adjustable. Jet changes not required. Adjustable while riding at any altitude. I thoroughly enjoy mine. I use bigger carburetors for bigger engines. Yes, there are great carburetors on the market.
I'm looking at this video and I can see the size of the wrench that you're using on the lock nut. That's quite the wrench. So my guess is the answer to my question is that I do not have it tight enough..... I'm just leary of over tightening it.
'In the clearing sits an airman, so wire-locking gave him trade, & he carries the reminders, of every time he searched for things, with his fingers in the darkness, & his digits all got stabbed . . . "I am bleeding, I am bleeding & the last guy got the laugh" . . .(swearwords various) & "tra la la la." etc. First time ever in close-up, these carbs really are beautiful pieces of kit - 'Isambard Kingdom-Spraybar' or what . . . ? However, once set up & running to taste, I fear I would be twitching to wire-lock a few things. 'Scheming low, seeking out the virgin corners where the little holes could go, looking for the places, only we would know.' Greetings from Sherwood's sanest idiot, & as it's my b'day, I feel I'm about to get rather 'Simon & Irrigated'. 'Y'all' : )
Hi Mike &Mike ! I have a question that is kinda related and it is this, "Does unleaded fuel affect the valves on the old Harleys? . Seems to me I remember sodium filled valves for car engines when they started taking out the lead in fuel. But like some of your other viewers I'm old and can't remember. I really enjoy the M&M crew !
Thank You. I remember, but today's valves are so much better than the stuff we had years ago, I can't even tell you. I put a set of Manley stainless valves in my Panhead over 25 years ago. I used cast iron guides and lapped them into the original bronze valve seats. Couldn't afford new seats and they were pretty deep. I lapped them in and they've been there ever since. Someday, I'll put new valves (not sure what I'll use) and new seats in her. But she's running so well at the moment. Where I used to have a shop, there was a machine shop across town that had about a two hundred thousand dollar guide and seat machine. I had them do my customer's heads because they could easily attain a level of accuracy that I couldn't do by hand. But my old stuff doesn't seem to wear out. I normally lap in new stuff before anything goes bad.
Some brands just don't fit well. I think you're speaking of Evo or Twin Cam exhausts. You just need to "fight' them into the ports with your fingers. Or, you could try genuine Harley gaskets.
I just took the M74B carburetor off my 1960 Duo Glide. There was a spacer between the carb and the manifold, but no gasket. Is there supposed to be a gasket (or two) there or is it OK to run just the spacer (a new one) when I put it back together?
It depends on what the spacer is made of. If it's made of a hard material, it will require gaskets on both sides. That is an insulator and keeps the carb from getting too hot.
No, I haven't worked on one of those in years. I used to remove the choke plate and shaft (plug the holes from the choke shaft) add a "flow ring" which you could order, fits inside the air filter, same one fits an early Keihin and it worked pretty good. Only thing is, it would be harder to kickstart, electric didn't care much. Adjustable main jet helped. Accelerator pump required a little massaging. Then I got into SU's.
When I drop a part I never have a replacement handy and I can never find the item that was dropped! Parts vanish when dropped in my seemingly haunted garage.
Go to our UA-cam Homepage and click on "videos." There are some early ones on my yellow Knucklehead, where I tune it. Same carb as Babydoll (my Panhead). Hopefully, we will be starting this Panhead I've been working on tomorrow, at which point, I'll show adjusting her carburetor (Linkert M74 B).
Hello im from México im doing a restoration of a Knucklehead bike the problem aré the neddles o dont know how to carburate smells so much to gasoline would you help me please my english is not so good but i tried .
Try a couple turns out on each needle. Once you get it started, adjust low speed needle. High speed needle gets adjusted running down the road. Don't get discouraged. This takes practice.
I'm 67, your videos bring back memories
Ain't it fun?
I'm 69 and the same here...I forgot about all the things I fogot about. I have a brand new project bike to do over the upcoming cold New York Winter. I will certainly refer to Mike's videos about 100 times I'm sure. Thanks Mike !
White lithium grease and hot dogs, just add 🌶. Thank goodness for humor when we have our moments of dropping our parts.
It was no big deal. There's a certain amount of humor necessary for any good day.
I have one of these carbs tattooed on my chest with a knucklehead as a tribute to the first HD OHV engine we love so much.
Makes sense to me.
I just spied an old 1940's Plomb "pebble" 1 inch combination wrench on the work bench! (at about 1:03) Plomb was a premium brand of hand tools from Los Angeles and the pebble style wrenches date from about 1945-1948. Plomb invented the combination wrench, by the way. Before that, box wrenches and open end wrenches were always separate tools. After 1948 Plomb changed their brand name to Proto, that of course we know to this day. I've got some old Plomb tools from my grandfather, too, including some first generation combination wrenches.
There's a lot of history there. My dad knew it all. I wish we had him here to ask. I have quite a Plumb collection. If I remember correctly, there were two companies. One was "Plomb." The other was "Plumb." I actually have a couple of "Plomb" tools around. There were legal battles and "Plumb" won. Mine are from my Dad and tnen some I've picked up "here and there." Fun stuff.
@@pacificmike9501 I love using tools that belonged to my father, grandfather, and even my great-grandfather.
That's great. Most of my "Plumbs" came from my Dad's service station, which I pretty much grew up in.
i have a 62 Mex cop bike , your vids are always a info to restore an give me info to help work on it .... thanks for your vids
Glad to help. That sounds like a real fun machine.
Hello Mike and Camera man great show s keep up the great work and let me hear it run
Coming soon. More to do on it.
👍🙂
@@cameramanmike2072 great job my friend
Mike, thamks for taking me down memory lane. This takes me back to the Tillotson on my 71 FLH. Fun back in the day. The last carb was on my 05 WG when I put in the Sportster needle in the CV. Now I'm lazy with FI.. Came a long way baby...
I am lazy, but, I still love carburetors.
Thanks both Mikes.
Thank You
👍🙂
Always love stopping by the garage have a blessed week my friend.
Thanks, you too!
Were at 5,400 ft in the mountains of Prescott AZ. My Heritage is injected but you can tell the difference in performance when I ride down the hill to about 2,000 ft elevation....Good video Mike.....Thanks!
Yes, give it some time to "even out" a little. I'm assuming your Heritage is 2007 or newer and has 02 sensors.
Yuppers. Same thing with my 08 Dyna when I follow Mike up the mountains 👍🙂
@@pacificmike9501 yes, 2011
I'm telling you guys. You're riding up the mountain, the altitude change is pretty intense, but it's a beautiful day, reach down, turn the high speed needle on that beautiful brass gem, in a couple of clicks, and she takes off like a scared rabbit. Sorry, I forgot: you guys have electronics to think for you, they sometimes think a little slow.
Good evening Mike . Thank you for this video.
Thank You
If you was building a show bike I bet they would be beautiful polished up
I have a polished one. It's beautiful. I also have a chrome one.
Hey Mike, thanks for all the great videos. It is my estimation that you are the Bob Ross of motorcycle building and maintenance with your calming demeanor and delivery not to mention the fountain of knowledge and experience you share with your viewers!
I recently did my first complete top end rebuild and engine paint job on my 1990 FLSTC Evo with 85,000 original miles, all mine, by following your step by step instruction videos of the same era of motor. Upon manually checking the valves and timing before closing it up I discovered that I had a bad lifter and well worn cam that needed to be replaced and lo and behold I found a video of that too!! When I finally got it back together I crossed my fingers and hit the starter, and...she started right up!! A little timing adjustment and she's running like a top. Just in time for winter storage here in Minnesota. I'm anxious to get her out in the spring. In the meantime I'm going to enjoy watching you build your project bikes, especially the flathead stroker.
Thank you, Mike, and keep up the great work!!
Thank you. And when it warms up again, the adventures start again. And you'll be ready.
Yes L.C.
She's gearing up to start talking.
Thank you
You're welcome
Thanks for the content.
My pleasure!
Great video Mike. You always have a calm attitude even when there’s a slight hiccup in the shoot. I think that neighbor’s dog is out to get you. Way to drive on. Great information!
Thank You. Don't sweat the small stuff.
Another good one, Mike--thank you.
Very welcome. Thank You.
Love your videos, Mike. Watching your videos is like taking a Master Class in motorcycle maintenance. On top of all that, there is always one or two moments when you say something really funny. Keep on doing what you're doing, man. We all love it.
Glad you like them!
Secret Sauce! Love it Mike! Always great to see your videos!
Thanks for watching!
Nobody’s watching probably several hundred people watching love your channel
Thank You
I believe asbestos is still being used in these copper crush gaskets. googled it and many sources still make these with that material. many advantages to this material and it being packaged in this way does not present a danger to you handling or in close proximity to it. I don't want to know what that stuff in hot dogs is
I didn't know that. Thank You. I'm still suspicious about some things.
Coming together nicely. Think you forgot the red loctite on the bowl nut 😉. ✌
Not likely.
Great videos Mike; I am a first time carb rebuilder on my 65 Pan and the knowledge I am gaining is awesome - thanks!
That's great. I rebuilt a Linkert way back in our videos. Look on our UA-cam homepage. Click on "videos" and you should be able to find it.
Regarding lost/dropped small parts, I generally wait until I drop 2-4 things before I bend over and pick them up. :
And I just thought it was old age making me skinny. Quit dropping so much stuff.
Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Mike from Mt.Carroll Illinois.
Hello
Another great video Mike. 👍🙂
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank You
Hay mike your #1 in my books
Thank You
👍🖖
Thank You
Fantastic video, thanks for the good tips! Always a pleasure to learn from you! Merry Christmas and happy new year 2022!
Same to you! Thank You.
selalu hadir🙏
Thank You. And I appreciate you watching.
Hi Mike
Really enjoyed this video. It was timely, as I am putting my '46 UL back together and starting on the carb. I was curious why you don't mention use of the various drills (#55, #70 etc)? The drills are supposed to clean small passages as described in the the service manual for the 41-47 Big Twin (which covers my bike) as well in the "Panhead Service Manual, 1948-1957 Rigid." Be interested in your thoughts. Again, thanks so much. You are such a great resource and so generous sharing your knowledge.
I clean the with carburetor cleaner and blow them out. Using drills is a last resort for me. Today's chemicals are superb.
I wonder how an ole PAN would run with a CV carb or a Mikuni flat slide. That Link is the missing link of Crabadators . Prehistoric.
I don't know. Quality piece, infinitely adjustable. Jet changes not required. Adjustable while riding at any altitude. I thoroughly enjoy mine. I use bigger carburetors for bigger engines. Yes, there are great carburetors on the market.
My pan ran fine with a CV carb
I have no doubt.
I'm looking at this video and I can see the size of the wrench that you're using on the lock nut. That's quite the wrench. So my guess is the answer to my question is that I do not have it tight enough..... I'm just leary of over tightening it.
It's quite strong. But, be careful. I only use that big wrench because I have it, not because I'm putting any power behind it.
Sweet. Do you hold the butterfly closed with “a” finger when tightening the cable lever ?
Sure, however it works for you.
Mike, I know this is an older video, but next time you set up your throttle cable, can you make a video?
Yes. It's kinda hard to tell. But, I think I can show it well.
'In the clearing sits an airman, so wire-locking gave him trade,
& he carries the reminders,
of every time he searched for things, with his fingers
in the darkness, & his digits all got stabbed . . .
"I am bleeding, I am bleeding & the last guy got the laugh" . . .(swearwords various) & "tra la la la." etc.
First time ever in close-up, these carbs really are beautiful pieces of kit - 'Isambard Kingdom-Spraybar' or what . . . ?
However, once set up & running to taste, I fear I would be twitching to wire-lock a few things.
'Scheming low, seeking out the virgin corners where the little holes could go,
looking for the places, only we would know.'
Greetings from Sherwood's sanest idiot, & as it's my b'day, I feel I'm about to get rather 'Simon & Irrigated'. 'Y'all' : )
Greetings! And Happy Birthday! Yes, I had a boss who used to say, "Of course it's not easy. If it was, people wouldn't bring us work to do!" Thank You
Hi Mike &Mike ! I have a question that is kinda related and it is this, "Does unleaded fuel affect the valves on the old Harleys? . Seems to me I remember sodium filled valves for car engines when they started taking out the lead in fuel. But like some of your other viewers I'm old and can't remember. I really enjoy the M&M crew !
Thank You. I remember, but today's valves are so much better than the stuff we had years ago, I can't even tell you. I put a set of Manley stainless valves in my Panhead over 25 years ago. I used cast iron guides and lapped them into the original bronze valve seats. Couldn't afford new seats and they were pretty deep. I lapped them in and they've been there ever since. Someday, I'll put new valves (not sure what I'll use) and new seats in her. But she's running so well at the moment. Where I used to have a shop, there was a machine shop across town that had about a two hundred thousand dollar guide and seat machine. I had them do my customer's heads because they could easily attain a level of accuracy that I couldn't do by hand. But my old stuff doesn't seem to wear out. I normally lap in new stuff before anything goes bad.
Hey Mike I got a question for you. What's the secret to getting exhaust gaskets in their port without destroying the mesh? 98 Evo
Some brands just don't fit well. I think you're speaking of Evo or Twin Cam exhausts. You just need to "fight' them into the ports with your fingers. Or, you could try genuine Harley gaskets.
Hi mike, can you recommend any good mechanic in the OC Cali area that works on vintage bikes?
I don't live there. So, go to the Long Beach Motorcycle Swap Meet. You'll meet people there.
I just took the M74B carburetor off my 1960 Duo Glide. There was a spacer between the carb and the manifold, but no gasket. Is there supposed to be a gasket (or two) there or is it OK to run just the spacer (a new one) when I put it back together?
It depends on what the spacer is made of. If it's made of a hard material, it will require gaskets on both sides. That is an insulator and keeps the carb from getting too hot.
Hey buddy have you made any videos in the zenith Sportster
No, I haven't worked on one of those in years. I used to remove the choke plate and shaft (plug the holes from the choke shaft) add a "flow ring" which you could order, fits inside the air filter, same one fits an early Keihin and it worked pretty good. Only thing is, it would be harder to kickstart, electric didn't care much. Adjustable main jet helped. Accelerator pump required a little massaging. Then I got into SU's.
When I drop a part I never have a replacement handy and I can never find the item that was dropped! Parts vanish when dropped in my seemingly haunted garage.
They fall into the fourth dimension never to be seen again.
Me to. When the camera is on, I try not to waste too much of the viewer's time. I found the spring I dropped.
Do you have a video where you adjust the carb? I can't find it
Go to our UA-cam Homepage and click on "videos." There are some early ones on my yellow Knucklehead, where I tune it. Same carb as Babydoll (my Panhead). Hopefully, we will be starting this Panhead I've been working on tomorrow, at which point, I'll show adjusting her carburetor (Linkert M74 B).
HOWDY Mike,
White LITHIUM Grease = Mike's SECRET-SAUCE :-)
COOP
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Thank You. You'll find all kinds of uses for it.
If I ever feel I'm becoming irritated while working on a bike I try to take a breath and think, "What would Mike do?" Then I can remain calm.
Thank You.
First !!
I dunno.
👍🙂
Mike has his shit together. I don't trust anyone to work on my panhead. Maybe pacific Mike. Under surveillance
Funny stuff.
Hello im from México im doing a restoration of a Knucklehead bike the problem aré the neddles o dont know how to carburate smells so much to gasoline would you help me please my english is not so good but i tried .
Try a couple turns out on each needle. Once you get it started, adjust low speed needle. High speed needle gets adjusted running down the road. Don't get discouraged. This takes practice.