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Re: Just a little black smoke?
Reply #30 - 01/27/06 at 05:44:01

Excellent! Glad to hear it. Definitely watch it though. I've found that few exhaust sealants work for long before they burn off. The actual Suzuki gaskets have been the only ones to truly last for me. Don't get me wrong. There may be plenty of others. If you have an aftermarket sealant that still work after a couple hundred miles, please let us know.

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Reply #31 - 01/27/06 at 07:39:33

Just a tip about those exhaust flange bolts - be sure to liberally coat them with high-temperature molybdenum disulfide (moly) based assembly grease. I've learned the hard way these kind of bolts screwing into hot aluminum cylinder heads have a way of seizing up permanently if left dry. Then you'll easily strip one and have an expensive removal job. Did this once on another vehicle and had to eat the broken and recessed stud out with a spark-erosion electrode. What a pain (especially if you touched the spark) Shocked

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Re: Just a little black smoke?
Reply #32 - 01/27/06 at 08:37:35

I went up to a 55 pilot jet (152.5 main) and it was just way to rich. Bike wouldn't stay running at idle and lots of black smoke out the pipe. Went back to the stock pilot jet and am staying with it. Generally it runs like a top in this config, so I'm running with it for now:
stock pilot
152.5 main
stock sportster muffler
stock air filter with door and snorkle removed
1/2 white spacer
idle air screw 1.25 turns out from stock (I think)

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'06 S40 green: sporty muff & 10 degree adapter 155 main jet, 1/2 white spacer, open filter, bar end turn signals

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Steve530 Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Posts: 452 Knoxville, TN Gender:	Re: Just a little black smoke? Reply #33 - 01/27/06 at 11:40:53 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01: Good job, and don't feel bad. That gasket will probably crush some more. Vibration and heat/cooling. Just check it again after a few miles..... Thanks, I'll check again after I get a chance to put a few mies one it.
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Re: Just a little black smoke?
Reply #34 - 01/27/06 at 11:42:28

Savage_Rob wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01:

Excellent! Glad to hear it. Definitely watch it though. I've found that few exhaust sealants work for long before they burn off. The actual Suzuki gaskets have been the only ones to truly last for me. Don't get me wrong. There may be plenty of others. If you have an aftermarket sealant that still work after a couple hundred miles, please let us know.

Gasket, what gasket? There was no gasket when I removed the stock muffler.

I'm heading to the dealer this afternoon. I'll see if they have one. Thanks.

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'97 Black / 1/2 white spacer
155 main jet / 55 pilot jet / Dyna muffler
snorkel removed / K&N drop in / seat raised
Slipstreamer SS30 windshield

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Re: Just a little black smoke?
Reply #35 - 01/27/06 at 11:44:04

rokrover wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01:

Just a tip about those exhaust flange bolts - be sure to liberally coat them with high-temperature molybdenum disulfide (moly) based assembly grease. I've learned the hard way these kind of bolts screwing into hot aluminum cylinder heads have a way of seizing up permanently if left dry. Then you'll easily strip one and have an expensive removal job. Did this once on another vehicle and had to eat the broken and recessed stud out with a spark-erosion electrode. What a pain (especially if you touched the spark) Shocked

Now you tell me. Shocked

Do you think anti-sieze grease will work?

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'97 Black / 1/2 white spacer
155 main jet / 55 pilot jet / Dyna muffler
snorkel removed / K&N drop in / seat raised
Slipstreamer SS30 windshield

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Re: Just a little black smoke?
Reply #36 - 01/27/06 at 11:45:52

SeeAPierce wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01:

I went up to a 55 pilot jet (152.5 main) and it was just way to rich. Bike wouldn't stay running at idle and lots of black smoke out the pipe. Went back to the stock pilot jet and am staying with it. Generally it runs like a top in this config, so I'm running with it for now:
stock pilot
152.5 main
stock sportster muffler
stock air filter with door and snorkle removed
1/2 white spacer
idle air screw 1.25 turns out from stock (I think)

Mine seems to be running fine with the 55 pilot. The 155 main may be too much, but I haven't yet checked the spark plug. Also I'm now running a K&N with no snorkle and a Dyna muffler.

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'97 Black / 1/2 white spacer
155 main jet / 55 pilot jet / Dyna muffler
snorkel removed / K&N drop in / seat raised
Slipstreamer SS30 windshield

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Dynobob Serious Thumper Offline 2003 LS650 (with Supertrapp) Posts: 634 Northern Virginia Gender:	Re: Just a little black smoke? Reply #37 - 01/27/06 at 11:59:58 Steve530 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01: Do you think anti-sieze grease will work? Yeah Steve. I think what he was talking about was anti sieze. Put that on you exhaust studs.
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Steve530 Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Posts: 452 Knoxville, TN Gender:	Re: Just a little black smoke? Reply #38 - 01/27/06 at 15:03:44 Thanks Bob. I have assembly lube, but it's really more for bearings, etc. I actually thought the anti-sieze would burn off, but I'll take it apart and coat the bolts.
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