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fredgold52
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Carb Adjustment Question
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January 11, 2008, 09:55:26 pm
Does the low speed adjustment (not idle but mixture) screw meter air or gas? When you turn the screw counter-clockwise, does it get richer or leaner?
Thanks,
Fred
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Vince
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Re: Carb Adjustment Question
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January 11, 2008, 11:13:33 pm
It meters air. Unscrewing (counter clockwise) will let in more air. This leans out the idle mixture. Screw it in (clockwise) to cut off air. This will richen the mixture.
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fredgold52
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Re: Carb Adjustment Question
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January 11, 2008, 11:16:15 pm
Thanks Vince. I'm glad I asked because that's just opposit of how my scooter carb works. Now all I have to do is keep it straight in whats left of my mind about which bike I'm working on.
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LotusSevenMan
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Re: Carb Adjustment Question
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January 11, 2008, 11:18:37 pm
http://www.iwt.com.au/mikunicarb.htm
Might prove useful as Mikcarb is the Indian (built under licence) Mikuni!
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luoma
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Re: Carb Adjustment Question
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January 12, 2008, 12:58:41 am
Works the same way on the CMW flat-slide carb. I was used to the old type fuel mixture and screwed it up a bit. My mechanic buddy educated me. It was the last step I had to take to really dial in my bike. Runs almost too perfect now
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LotusSevenMan
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Re: Carb Adjustment Question
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January 12, 2008, 10:55:11 pm
luoma.
Oh no! Dangerous time!!!!!!
I usually find that just when I get
any
mechanical piece of equipment about perfect it goes '
bang'
. All the while there are tiny outstanding niggles/things to do it's OK.
All perfect? As the song says "There may be trouble ahead........"
Hope I it's just me and not S*ds Law in action eh?
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If it ain't broke-------------------------- fix it 'till it is!
Royal Enfield Miltary 500cc (2003)
Honda VTR FireStorm (SuperHawk) 996cc 'V' twin
Kawasaki KR1 250cc twin 'stroker
Ducati 916 'L' twin
luoma
Grand Gearhead
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Re: Carb Adjustment Question
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January 13, 2008, 12:50:08 am
Worries me too. Especially now that winter has set in and I will be wanting to tinker more often than ride. Guess I'll just have to invent some things to do to it, like new tires, or heavy duty clutch springs.
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grumpyed
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Re: Carb Adjustment Question
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January 26, 2008, 12:13:09 pm
Easy way to tell at a glance is if the screw is nearest the engine it is fuel adjust.If its back by the filter side its an air bleed.
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