checking and setting carb float hight????

[barnett468]

Hey, how about a nice round slide holley, lol.

[SiiCHo]

Your idle mix screw is partially causing it to be rich. Out is rich in is lean.

maybe i have it backwards, but i thought if the screw was on the air box side of the carb (which it is), out was lean, in was rich....

Their bizarre idle adjust screw is not helping.

Do you know if the idle adjust screw by the choke moves the slide up and down?

If you turn it all the way down can you give it a few turns or clicks before it start moving the choke up?

reference the earlier picture, there is no screw for the idle adjust. it doesnt move the slide at all. the pull knob for the choke is knurled, and rotates, this threads the whole choke handle in and out, the same as just pulling it would... i bought this carb because i was told it would be easy to tune, boy am i kicking myself in the ass now. hahaha

Ok, probably not then as long as it was on after the eng build.
It’s a pain, but you might just test again with old carb.

it was on after the rebuild, i rode it about 3 hours on the old carb with no problems, until the tang that keeps the slide from rotating snapped. this let the slide rotate and hang up on the idle set screw, making it stick at about 1/2 throttle.

[SiiCHo]

No, no, no, bogus. That's good beer money you'd be wastin, lol. You can figure it out. expansion plug in ex and round rubber plug in intake with hole and threaded tube, 2 nuts, 2 flat washers etc, jb weld and smooth to make smooth surface for hose so it won't leak, apply pinch type hose clamp, silicone both sides and buy cheap 15.00 mity mite pressure gauge from pep boys.

not a bad idea... ill have to see what i can piece together...that price is for a whole kit, various size plugs and all

[barnett468]

not a bad idea... ill have to see what i can piece together...that price is for a whole kit, various size plugs and all

It's a cheap idea, lol. The expansion plugs come from the auto store [expandable freeze plugs]. The round plugs might be at hardware store, industrial supply, grainger etc. The carb hose clamp holds them in. But like you said it probably is ok. Maybe the broken carb piece damaged a seal, who knows?

[barnett468]

We'll figure that funky system out. I'm sure someone here kniws but just hasn't responded.

We might have to use the cable adjustment for the idle in the end which seems a bit odd and dangerous.

What happens if you lower the idle adjust and turn the idle mix out?

[SiiCHo]

We'll figure that funky system out. I'm sure someone here kniws but just hasn't responded.

We might have to use the cable adjustment for the idle in the end which seems a bit odd and dangerous.

What happens if you lower the idle adjust and turn the idle mix out?

It dies. Ive tried that. Every time i put new jets in, i ran the idle adjust all the way in (no choke) and worked my up, also started with the mix at 1.5 out every time. Im done messing with it for now. I work too many hours during the week to come home and mess with it. Sadly, shes going to sit until next weekend. Today is my chill day since i work graveyard shift and will be up all night.

[barnett468]

Ok, if I figure something out I'll repost but if it were me I would lower idle adjust raise slide with cable for idle then try mix screw. This way slide will be working like a normal carb.

[barnett468]

Turning the knob might be the same as turning the clicker. Just for fine tuning.

It looks like about 1 out of 10 can make this carb idle on their bike and say they must be constantly messed with.