Promblem. 71 harley not starting.
We took off the cover yesterday revealing about 2qts of oil reeking of gas. We checked the oil tank- still full. Hasn't moved. Would cleaning out the gassy oil and replacing it with clean fresh oil help the bike start? We get spark from the plugs, and the engine turns, but doesn't start. The mechanic that had the bike left the carb valve open to let gas through into the cover.. but we fixed that, plus the carb was cloged, and we fixed that too.. does anyone have any ideas out there that can help us? We're just so tight on money right now and this is such a big problem.. I hope its not costly. Thanks everyone!