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apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: Backfire theory... Reply #17 - 08/01/13 at 11:20:00 When screwing in my pilot fuel screw the idle begans to drop at 1-1/2 turns from seated. When screwing out the idle begains to drop at 4-1/2 turns out. I have a 52.5 pilot jet with evelation at 500 feet. What do the experts say I should be at.
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Reply #18 - 08/01/13 at 11:34:44

apache snow-FSO wrote on 08/01/13 at 11:20:00:

When screwing in my pilot fuel screw the idle begans to drop at 1-1/2 turns from seated. When screwing out the idle begains to drop at 4-1/2 turns out. I have a 52.5 pilot jet with evelation at 500 feet. What do the experts say I should be at.

A lot of the experts say to adjust to right between 1-1/2 and 4-1/2. I found that closer to the second position worked. Lancer would suggest a larger pilot jet if you go past 2-turns out. Luckily, this is easy to experiment, (although some many insist this is like running with scissors) put a little screw driver in your pocket and go for a ride and stop every now and then and play with the pilot screw. At 4 turns out, I'd be worried about losing the screw.

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apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: Backfire theory... Reply #19 - 08/01/13 at 11:36:56 At 3-1/2 turns most all the pops are gone. I don't know that I am comfortable at running with that many turns out.
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Bitterswede YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 14	Re: Backfire theory... Reply #20 - 08/01/13 at 11:40:04 apache snow-FSO wrote on 08/01/13 at 11:36:56: At 3-1/2 turns most all the pops are gone. I don't know that I am comfortable at running with that many turns out. Pilot jets are only a few bucks, I'd be inclined to try a 55 and re-adjust the pilot screw. Cheers
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Backfire theory... Reply #21 - 08/01/13 at 11:45:21 If youre concerned about spring pressure, look at a ball point pen spring or a flint spring from a bic liter,, one mite do it, IDK..
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apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: Backfire theory... Reply #22 - 08/01/13 at 12:04:03 I have two #55 pilots on hand. I will not be putting a ball point pen spring on my carb. Oh yeah, It runs just fine on 2-1/2 to 3 turns out. It just pops a lot on decell and when up shifting.
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Reply #23 - 08/01/13 at 14:53:39

apache snow-FSO wrote on 08/01/13 at 11:36:56:

At 3-1/2 turns most all the pops are gone. I don't know that I am comfortable at running with that many turns out.

Get a bottle of White-Out and put a small drop at the juncture of screw head and carb body after you have the adj. screw where you like it. It acts as a stop to keep it from backing all the way out. I prefer this to nail polish, but that will work too. The W-O is easier to remove.

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Reply #24 - 08/01/13 at 16:33:53

Bitterswede wrote on 08/01/13 at 11:34:44:

apache snow-FSO wrote on 08/01/13 at 11:20:00:

When screwing in my pilot fuel screw the idle begans to drop at 1-1/2 turns from seated. When screwing out the idle begains to drop at 4-1/2 turns out. I have a 52.5 pilot jet with evelation at 500 feet. What do the experts say I should be at.

A lot of the experts say to adjust to right between 1-1/2 and 4-1/2. I found that closer to the second position worked. Lancer would suggest a larger pilot jet if you go past 2-turns out. Luckily, this is easy to experiment, (although some many insist this is like running with scissors) put a little screw driver in your pocket and go for a ride and stop every now and then and play with the pilot screw. At 4 turns out, I'd be worried about losing the screw.

Swede

3 turns actually

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