No. 10 MN ma7 Harley- vidsm Motor CO.

, Milwaukee

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Working rinciples of the avidson Motor
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conventional four-itrokc-cycle principle. isone event or stroke.
therefore, make I
ch co kte power cycle is ade up of
pte!e one power c
four events, or strokes; hence the term ke-cycle principle is briefly: I
“four-stroke-cycle”. his type oL otor Intake or ad ission st r-oke ; 2 res-
is co nly referred as a “four-cycle” sion stroke; 3 Ignition and l)owcr stroke;
motor. 4 xhaust or scavenging stroke.

ILLUS ION NO. I

he Acco ying Mustration Graphically Expidns the Four-Stroke-Cycle Principle

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he VOES of Mr. Hiney cuum erated ectrical itch

11 What's it do?

It's a kind'a light switch only this one

turns on and off because of changes in
intake manifold vacuum.
*.
2) What chanqes
. intake manifold vacuum?

Load!

(Note to new fathers) - No, not the kind

of surprise found in babies' diapers.

Load! - like driving up a hill and trying

to maintain 55 mph. You're making the
motor work. This will cause the intake
manifold vacuum to be low. Low intake .
manifold vacuum will cause the VOES to
turn off - not completing ground. This
will retard the timing.(Power Curve)
throuqh
. the module.

When the motor's not working hard, the

intake manifold vacuum will be high and
the module will advance the timing. This
is the Economy Curve.

STORY TIME

You're drivinq down the highway on your

way to Red's house. he sky's blue,
there's no wind and the road's as flat as
a pancake. You're in a hurry but ya just
qot a sneeding ticket so you're minding
your P's and Q's holding a steady 55.
You've got time so you ponder your intake
manifold vacuum. You figure it to be 12
inches of mercury vacuum as you are gifted
with second sight.

Just then you realize you're cominq to a

hill. You begin to climb; you can-hear the
motor labor and speed's dropping off. You
respond with a twist of the throttle but
you're beinq followed by the entire State
Police garrison so you'll maintain 55.
You think to yourself, "my intake manifold
vacuum is dropping, 10-9-8-7-6-5." Bingo!
Your VOES switches off and the module
retards the timing to the Power Curve. You
smile to yourself and think of what's hap-
pening in your combustion chamber.

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The VOES of Mr. Hiney (cant) Herds fly into your mind. Advance, retard
Economy and Power Curve. How will you explain
to Red this revelation? Why advance for
Economy and retard for Power? It comes to ya.
It's like a book of matches.

Economy is a lean mixture, so if ya*d fold out

every other match and light one of the end
matches one after another, they'd ignite.
That takes more time so it can be ignited
earlier, advanced. It's efficient and creates
a smooth burn and Ectinomy.

But the Power Curve - that's like folding all

the matches out and lighting them. It doesn't
require as much time. It’s a rich mixture. It
might burn unevenly if it had too much time. *
An uneven or fast burn could cause ping.

You thank your lucky stars you've got that VOES .

and 2 stage module but realize you've driven Y
past Red's house. You hope Mr. Hiney won't be
sore but what the heck. It’s a nice day. Why.
not keep on goin'.

REMEMBER

Light or no load = high intake manifold vacuum.

The VOES is on or completing the ground. The
module is on the advanced or Economy Curve.

Load or heavy load = low intake manifold vacuum.

The VOES is off or not comleting ground. The:
module is on the retard or’ Power Curve.

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 NOTES
MECHANIC'S

- They are yellow in color, hard to miss but

almost always overlooked. Please take ti
to review the following P & A Bulletins:

P & A #339 Connecting Rod Set #24281-74A

P & A #337 Unique Parts Mid 87 FLTC/FLHTC
P & A #336 87% Hayes Rear Brake Master Cylinder Inter-
ference With High Per ormance Exhaust System
P & A #333 Screaming Eagle Carb. "Tech Tips"
P & A #329 Cast Wheel Aisembly #43299-87
P & A #328 87% FLHS Unique Parts List
P & A #324 87% FXRC Unique Parts List
P 81 A #307 Screaming Eagle
. Cam Specs.

Please read the following excerpt from the Service Manual.

Boring and Ho ing Cylinder

1. The cylinder must be bored with g
torque plates attached. Bore the cylinder to 0.003
in. under the desired finished size.

2. l-ione the cylinder to its finished size using 280 grlt

rigid hone. To break a gl use a 240 grit flexible
ball hone. Honing ust be’done with the torque
plates attached. All honing must be done fro
bottom (crankcase) end of the cylinder. Work for a
60’ crosshatch pattern.

lmpropk crosshatch pattern or too tine a hone wiil

result in Insufficient oil retention and possible piston
seizure and ior oil consumption.

3. inal cylinder bore sizes, after honing are as

follows:

........... .3.4980 In. * 0.0002 in.

0.005 Oversize (O.S.) bore .. .3.5030 in. * 0.0002 in.
0.010 O.S. bore ........... .3.5080 In. k 0.0002 in.
0.020 O.S. bore ........... .3.5180 in. * 0.0002 ln.
0.030 O.S. bore ........... .3.5280 in * 0.0002in.

Cylinder to ?iston
tons cannot b8 accurately measured with stan-
dard measuring instru ts, th8 bore sizes glven in
l
ing Honing Cylinder must be
obsen!ed. Exa :a0 in. oversize piston will have
c8 with a bore size of 3.5030 ln. k
0.0002 in.
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 LOST .AND FOUND

I've received so many calls concerning Lucky, the Dog, that I feel
compelled to tell you the good and the bad news.

The dealer from Thiensville,

I * Wjsconsin called,to
--. say Lucky had
wandered into their Service Department. Lucky was then mortally
wounded by the Service Manager when he lifted his stump in the direc-
tion of Joe, their skilled Technician. Now we haie no Lucky at all.

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