Well, I changed the needle back to the 3rd clip. Which took me all night, as I rounded the head off the screw-like-thingy that holds the needle in. Ended up breaking it in half. Well, thank God I have a spare parts bike!
Anyway, on to whatever. I dropped the needle to the 2nd clip. It helped nothing except I gained more power down low, but it felt like it hurt the top-end by not letting it hit the powerband.
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So, The needle and the main are good. I'm thinking more on the lines of the idle screw. Kawdude, I believe #7 is stock according to my Clymer Manual. I do happen to have a #6 though. But according to justkdx it will richen it, which from what I'm learning, leaning it out will make it idle. Thinking about that when I'm running out of gas it tends to Rev and rev until it completely runs out of fuel.
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So, I am guessing I'm too rich down low. I did conduct an experment. I turned the gas off and let it try to idle.I helped it until it started to empty and low and behold.. It idled!
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for a few seconds then tried to did the full rev thingy and I quickly turned the gas back on as not to hurt it.
So, I'm thinking I need to lean the bottom end. Being at a #7, to lean it, I would need to try a #8. But, as my mid range seems ok and so does the top, I believe the slide does work with the mid range too. The pilot I believe is the main objective to idleing. Being I'm at a 52 and came from a 45. It puffs smoke a bit. But running a 45 pilot, it would idle but very slightly and most of the time would kill within a 10 seconds or so.
Using a 52 and 3 turns out on the air screw (which is the same as 2.5 I think) it would try to puff along, but would die within' a second. So, like I said eariler, it would chug with the spring removed and the slider pushed slightly, but this is going to the 1/8-1/4 throttle and I believe it is lifting the slider to the point of the (taper) where it is using the 1/8 position to idle, I don't think this is good. I believe the pilot should be kicking in even with the slider all the way down. I could be wrong though. So, should I drop the pilot to lets say like a 40 and see if it idles? I hate to sacrifice a nice bike for something as stupid as idleing though.
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Looking at the chart, what is I.M.S.? Should I try to run without a air filter just to idle? That would eliminate any questions as to a oversaturated air filter (which I dont' think it is).
My only options are to try to remove the air screw, kinda allow ALOT of air and/or change the pilot jet to something lower than a 45 as it was still having troubles. I'm just talking about sitting still no riding. What;s your guys thoughts?