idle help on 200s

**daniel_250r** · 02-09-2009, 04:46 PM

my 200s has always started first pull and run really well with lots of power but it can't idle worth anything. i have played with the idle screw and when i get it to idle i give it gas and it takes a long time to get back down to idle, or and when it gets back to idle and runs for a minute or so its starts to slowly die if not given a bit of gas. this week i started it up after sitting for 6 days and it was idleing very fast but still started first pull. any ideas? thanks in advance

**rdlsz24** · 02-09-2009, 05:25 PM

If it starts idling really fast when you start it up you could have an air leak at the carb. My 185s sometimes acted like you are describing.

Rob

**beets442** · 02-09-2009, 05:28 PM

Whenever it takes a long time to come down from idle, its the airscrew or leak. Clean carb and blow out idle jet and adjust back the way it was.Beets

**daniel_250r** · 02-09-2009, 05:41 PM

ok i guess i will be checking for leaks next time, anything else i should be looking for?

**daniel_250r** · 02-09-2009, 05:43 PM

and the air screw what will adjusting this do?

**beets442** · 02-09-2009, 06:08 PM

It adjusts how much air/ fuel ratio that is being taken in the carb. I get my idle first and then turn airscrew in and adjust out to the highest rpm. Fine tune idle again. Beets

**oscarmayer** · 02-09-2009, 10:19 PM

stock setting o nthe air screw (bottom center) should be 1+1/2 turns out.

**daniel_250r** · 02-09-2009, 10:34 PM

ok thanks oscar i guess thats a good start to know if something is buggered with the jetting or an airleak

**oscarmayer** · 02-10-2009, 08:35 AM

the needle should be in the center clip also. this is factory setting,s from there you can adjust up or down.

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