Hi, Virg....

do not think you used enough water fast enough. You can  really pour

it through if rpm is high enough.<<

Do you think, as Paul suggested, that the cat converter may be gobbling
up any of the soot and junk?   If so, is there any chance of plugging
that up?
If that's not a problem, I'll try it again, and just pour it in.  I'm
just concerned that even pouring it in at that point, (inside the filter
housing, before the air flow sensor) isn't going to get the water flowing
much faster. The inlet is uphill from there, and about the only way the
water can get into the throttle housing is to be picked up by the moving
air.  Unless I can find some way I can inject it into the throttle
housing without restricting the signal the air flow sensor needs.

While I was pumping the spray bottle, the engine was running rough for
awhile (about 3000-4000 RPM...speed judged by ear, though...couldn't get
my head inside to look at the tach while I was pumping the water into the
filter housing ..<G>), and I also paused from time to time to let the
engine smooth out and to rest my pumping hand...

BTW...got some Castrol *SUPER* 2 cycle for outboards at Pep Boys (40
cents a quart more than Castrol's  regular 2 cycle, and supposed to be $1
better!<G>).  It comes in convenient quart bottles, graduated in 8 oz
increments......and picked up a cheap, flexible plastic nozzle so I can
get the oil past the restrictor door in the filler pipe.  Advance Auto
has Coastal 2-cycle in gallon jugs for quite a bit less (if I remember
right).  After these bottles are empty, I'll refill them from the gallon
jug and keep the convenient quart bottles in the car.

I disconnected the oil metering pump actuating lever at the throttle
linkage, and tied it off in the down (off?) position (a spring returns it
to that position, anyway)  to a cable clamp that runs just behind the
alternator.  I think that there is no oil flowing anymore (except from
the main pump, through the shaft and rotors, of course).

Put 50 miles on it yesterday (I ran about 20 miles after I put the oil in
the gas, just to be sure that the fuel pump and lines had oiled gas in
them, then disconnected the rod.) and it's still fine!

Got about 44,950 to go, to catch Tracy! <G>

Harley

 
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