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Message started by cornfuzed on 06/10/08 at 09:12:28

Title: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by cornfuzed on 06/10/08 at 09:12:28

Ok for you gurus out there... I have put in a 150 Main and reduced the spacer to half. Now the question i have is which is which? Im at a loss with Lancers quick carb setting guide.
::Start with the pilot adjusting screw at 1.5 turns out as a reference point, and count as you turn in and out so you always know where you are during the process. Everything is done and referenced in the "# of turns out". ---Whats the pilot screw? is that the screw on the left? 1.5 turns out from what? where it is now or turn it all the way in?

Where does the idle circuit screw come in?
---turn idle up a little so you have a smooth fast idle--

Is that done with the idle circuit screw on the upper right side?
What is all the way in? Turning all the way to the right or all the way left??

Help me pull my head oudda me (_|_) ... and thank you kindly

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by cornfuzed on 06/10/08 at 09:38:58

Ok the idle screw on the right...i had it all the way to the right...motor idling somewhat high.. turned 3/4 back from that ... still a little high... turned the screw on the left slowly till the motor idled fine. now going down the road and you left off the throttle ... i get blurple blurple blurple... am i too rich ? which screw would i do what with to get that blurpling gone?

thanks again

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by cornfuzed on 06/10/08 at 09:52:52

Re: Please help!, think she's running lean, missin
Reply #1 - 05/23/08 at 18:39:36 Alert Board Moderator about this Post! Quote
I'm new to the savage so I cant help much but if you think its lean you can richen it up. Theres either a screw or brass plug on the upper right corner of the carb viewed from the bikes right side. If theres the plug just pry it off to get to the screw. clockwise is lean, counterclockwise is rich.

aha! so counter clockwise is rich..i.e. all the way to the right eh! so i need to go about another 1/2 turn on that screw an mess with the idle on the left??
Am i on the right track?

Thanks Burnpgh by the way for that little blurb

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by cornfuzed on 06/10/08 at 10:09:29

if you can't tell the difference when you adjust the idle circuit, your probably idling too high already, turn down the idle speed, then adjust the idle circuit. idle speed adj is on the opposite side, large screw. :Rigidchop

am i getting closer?

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by cornfuzed on 06/11/08 at 04:57:48

...loud bang when running down the road now and let off the throttle....but at higher speeds it seems...no pop at shutdown now... thoughts ... ideas??? anyone... Buhler....Buuhhler...

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by Moofed on 06/11/08 at 06:37:13

I'm guessing you haven't had any replies yet because your posts are a little hard to make sense of. For starters, if you are going to quote somebody, put them like so:
Code:

Quote:

Hello!

Now, with that out of the way...
If there's no pop at shutdown then the pilot screw on the right of the bike should be good. Keep in mind if it is more than 3 whole turns out (counter clockwise) then you need a bigger pilot jet. Probably not the case if you still have the stock exhaust, but worth mentioning.

I think bangs when you left off the throttle to shift are the fault of the needle/white spacer. But you said you already went to a half spacer, so maybe not.

It might help to provide a coplete list of how it is setup right now.

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by bill67 on 06/11/08 at 06:58:25

but how do you get the right quote you want?

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by verslagen1 on 06/11/08 at 07:58:40

You must of been run over and trashed by the MM thread.

5E574952580C0B3B0 wrote:

---Whats the pilot screw? is that the screw on the left? 1.5 turns out from what? where it is now or turn it all the way in?

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by meck on 06/11/08 at 08:22:45

646F6A6A3031060 wrote:

but how do you get the right quote you want?

Just hit the Quote button on the upper right side of the post you want to quote.

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by cornfuzed on 06/11/08 at 08:22:58

160512130C0107050E51600 wrote:

You must of been run over and trashed by the MM thread.
[quote author=5E574952580C0B3B0 link=1213114349/0#0 date=1213114348] ---Whats the pilot screw? is that the screw on the left? 1.5 turns out from what? where it is now or turn it all the way in?

The pilot screw or idle mixture screw (several other names too) will adjust the idle fuel/air ratio. It's located on the right side as you sit on the bike. Get down and look at the carb, on the upper right hand side there's either a brass plug or a recessed screw head for a straight blade. Turn this screw ClockWise (CW) gentlely in until it bottoms out. Becareful, some have turned it in so hard it's gotten stuck. Now turn it out (or CounterCW) 1 1/2 turns.
OK?
Next is the idle speed screw, it's on the left side. Big knurl headed thing that you can turn with your fingers. If you idle speed is too high, it'll make the idle mixture hard to get right as the carb won't be closed off enough to make it work. 1000 to 1200 rpm's.[/quote]

Thank you for the reply...Ook now its making sense what is what...now i can follow the guide... whew thanks.. anyway my current setup is :stock muff:stock air: white spacer mod with another washer in place just a shy less than half the original spacer: 145 main pulled and a 150 main installed. Now i can try the guide.

Next time ill try to be more explanitory of my current situation and my desired situation... oh yeah an now i know what the Quote button is up in the right ;)

Title: Re: HELP! WTH is up with the carb settings?
Post by cornfuzed on 06/11/08 at 08:49:21

wooo! I think im in business! sounds much much better now... thanks again for your help 8-)