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Old 05-03-2016, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Large Arbor View Post
I can push the throttle all they way back and the RPMs stay up. If I adjust the idle speed down it eventually stalls.

Phil
Phil - I'm not sure of what you are saying. Adjust the idle speed down far enough and eventually all engine will stall at some point. What engine speed is your engine stalling at? Even with a pretty aggressive cam it should be able to idle down to about 650 or 700 although it might not be a great idle. I'm guessing somewhere around 900 or maybe a bit more might be in the ballpark for your engine.

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I have the choke setting wide open. Would that make a difference?


If the engine is warmed up the choke blade should be wide open. That's what you want. It shouldn't cause your engine speed to hang up there. You might check the progressive linkage on the passenger side of the carbs for any binding or hanging.
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