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Joined: 11/25/2006 From: milpitas,
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hello so when you have the air filter off looking into the carb,and turning the idle screw,can you see the carb opening or closing,cuz when i do it ,i see no movement ????and should you do this while running????
< Message edited by slicrick -- 2/2/2007 6:19:53 AM >
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When you look down the barrel of the carb you should be able to see the opening getting bigger when you screw the idle screw in and smaller when you screw it out. set the screw so the carb has about a 1mm hole(about the size of the tip of a tooth pick) that would be your starting point. Use the picture below as a guide for restting your carb to a standard setting to start tuning your engine.
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Here is some pictures and make sure to turn your idle trim all the way down and do all adjustments with the motor at running temp. And make a adj then drive the car around a couple of times and see where it's at. I was told to make adj like you are looking at a clock and you want to make adj in one hour adj at a time you know like from 1clock to 2 clock jsut little bit at a time. Hope it helps. Eric
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Joined: 1/17/2007 From: wigan, UNITED KINGDOM Status: offline
i kno omg u boy need to learn big time because...... well u should kno tha at least evan i did when i first started!!so u need to go to model shop and ask will will they sort it all out for you. ok man!!! LOL LOL HAAAAA
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I'm having a lot of trouble idling my Volcano SV, I have a 1mm opening and as soon as I run the ngine it goes crazy, as if I was going all the way in the throttle, it wont stop unless I stop the engine. This happened while trying to break-in my SV. I am a total noob at this, any help or suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
< Message edited by pito553 -- 3/11/2008 1:35:21 AM >
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Joined: 3/10/2008 From: El Paso, TX, USA Status: offline
Yes, I do it in that sequence and every aspect of the electric system is fine, I think the problem is in the 3 screws for tuning. I dont know how to tune it and the instructions of the car dont come with tuning instructions. =S
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Joined: 2/27/2006 From: howard beach,
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ok bro, put the high needle 2 1/2 out from closed, the low needle flush with the collar and have the idle screw set so the carb has a 1mm opening, this will get you going!!!
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