Adjusting HD8 Carbs

[steveg]

Thank you
Nothing like sitting down and writing out a message to focus your attention on the problem.
I think that yesterday I may have cracked it; but will wait a week or so before declaring total victory.
Was OK last night with about 10 traffic stops...
The interconnecting link between the carbs was floating (left to right) and I had set it like that thinking it would be better than having the clamps too close to the carb bodies. So when it floats the shaft of the interconnecting link link can be not fully into the carb body; in fact this hole seems be stepped and if the shaft is skewed to one side the other side shaft is not deep enough into the carb body and this increases the play significantly and causing the stops to be out of wack. Surprised that there are no bushes there, as even though there is limited movement over the years it must wear. Adjusting the clamp position on the shaft sorted it out.
Now of course have the problem of the slo running jet adjustment having little effect....
Roger

Roger - by "carb body", do you mean the "lost motion lever", item 70 on the Moss HD8 page?:

 

[volts101]

Roger - by "carb body", do you mean the "lost motion lever", item 70 on the Moss HD8 page?:

Yes exactly - sorry for the confusion as regarded it as part of the new carb.