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High idle vm26 carbs
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Also, I have an electronic ignition from an 81 kz650 installed so it can't be timing (at least I hope not because there's no way to adjust the timing on the stock Kawi set up from 81).
Also, all screw adjustments (air screws on the top sides and pilot screws on the bottom) on the carbs are set at a baseline of 1.5. Adjusting the air screws up top didn't change the idle at all but I didn't do anything with the pilot screws because I couldn't get a screwdriver underneath the carbs and didn't feel like pulling the carbs back off last night as it was getting late.
Any ideas on why it's idling so high?
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If it's too much, what should I set them at? Anyone know?
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vm26 carbs...all screw adjustments (air screws on the top sides and pilot screws on the bottom) on the carbs are set at a baseline of 1.5. Adjusting the air screws up top didn't change the idle at all but I didn't do anything with the pilot screws because I couldn't get a screwdriver underneath the carbs....
Am thinking carbs have either pilot air screw on the side OR pilot mixture screw on the bottom, but not both.
For example, here's a carb with pilot mixture screw #30 on the bottom --
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Are the carbs in question manual slide or CV (constant vacuum) slide carbs?
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