so my bike is going in the garbage unless i can fix this, its driving me crazy!  so my bike starts fine, warms up fine. revs perfect. but i just cant get the thing to idle! below 3000 that is. turn the idle screw a pinch to drop the idle and it will die and pinch the other way and its right back up to 3000 and higher, why? why? why? :dunno:

And, you have the size 40 non-bleeder type pilot jets...

Well, Srinath is nearby if you want to send your carbs to him. Unless he's too busy, I don't want to speak for him. Just a suggestion.

besides doing that though, anyone have any ideas?

Float height?

OK Nicebelair ... open your mix screw 1/2 a turn ... You are 3K idle right ... 1/2 turn should bring that to ~1500 ... I set yours to 3 I remember ... you had both floats very high and float needles that had not much springiness ... but hey I have seen worse ... anyway you had high float and 2.5 on mix earlier ... Your floats are set right now ... you might need more air screw ...
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Srinath.

ill try that, thanks

check the intake boots for cracks, or anyplace where air could be leaking in through a break in the rubber, i had the same problem a few years ago and it was a cracked manifold(intake boot) good luck

Quote from: scratchAnd, you have the size 40 non-bleeder type pilot jets...

Well, Srinath is nearby if you want to send your carbs to him. Unless he's too busy, I don't want to speak for him. Just a suggestion.

OK lets just say the problem wasn't likely there before he sent it to me ...  :lol:
He rejetted it and forgot about it and sent it to me ... I open them, and the internals are covered in what looks like primer or rust or some nasty ass fine goo ... I cant read the jets, I chew the pilots taking it out ... yes very very common ... and finally see a pair of #2 washers under each needle ... ergo ... I was rejetting a well jetted set of carbs ... so I did exactly what was in it, and cleaned it ... and set floats and mix screws and sent it back last week ...
Anyway Yea hope it works now.
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Srinath.

what was the point in posting that? and no i didnt forget i jetted them, just forgot what size pilots i used, anyway yea i hope they start working, prolly not the carbs though, i hope, maybe somthing else, just hope i can find it

Oy ... sorry ... just wanted to let him know some brief history ... yea prolly irrelevant ... Sorry ...
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Srinath.

I didn't know the history, thank you, Srinath. We are all just trying to help.