ELVIS
Dec 9 2003, 03:30 PM
HELP!!!!!!!!!! I HAD MY 02ZR800CC SERVICED AT A DEALER, I JUST BOUGHT IT ,AND IT ONLY HAD 53 MILES ON IT, BUT I HAD THEM DO ALL THE UPDATES,AND SERVICE AND CHECK IT OVER. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, HE SAID IT LOOKED GOOD, BUT THE MIXTURE SCREWS WERE IN 2 TURNS TOO MANY. WELL ANYWAY,I WENT TO RIDE IT ON SUNDAY ,AND IT RAN LIKE CRAP,TOO RICH,AND WOULD NOT IDLE,EVEN THOUGH THE IDLE SPEED SCREW WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN ,AND BOTTOMED. SO I TURNED IN THE SCREWS 2 TURNS, AND THEN HAD TO BACK OUT THE IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT TO GET A CORRECT IDLE SPEED. MY QUESTION IS, CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE APP. NUMBER OF TURNS TO SET THESE SCREWS AT TO GET A BASE ADJUSTMENT, AND THEN HOW TO CORRECTLY ADJUST THE MIXTURE AND IDLE SPEED??? GREAT SITE THANKS FOR ANY HELP :beerchug:
2 turns out from the bottom on the fuel screw and 1 1/4 on the air screw will get you in the ball park. Its a balance act between the fuel ,air and idle screw. At idle too much idle screw makes the slide act like a bigger cut away and effects how much fuel that can be pulled in at idle. Maybee thats why the fuel screw was cranked out so much