Long story because I'm not entirely sure whether coincidence or cause. I have an 82 GS 1100e. It has always run a little rich with V&H 4-1, haven't messed with it. Was driving home from work Friday and it died on me at a light. No biggie started it up and it just died again. Started it again and revved it up and let the clutch slip a bit too much and I'm 45 degrees from where I was before and surprised, but I'm rolling. Give it gas to accelerate and it just lugs like crazy. I'm in a proper gear, but it lugs and sounds horrible coming out of the exhaust. Once I get over 4k rpm I notice it seems to be back to normal and pull like hell. So I upshift: lug lug lug lug lug. Pull into Kroger a mile from home and let it sit for a bit, restart it, same noise. Call friend to pick me up, he gets there I turn it on so he can hear it, runs like a champ. Ride home and it acts up as I'm pulling into the driveway.
Anyway, I fiddled around some more, a couple of the spark plugs look mildly? fouled, but I don't know enough to diagnose them. But it was consistently bogging below 4k rpm and fine above that.
Anyway, I fiddled around some more, a couple of the spark plugs look mildly? fouled, but I don't know enough to diagnose them. But it was consistently bogging below 4k rpm and fine above that.
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