ORIGINAL: apalsson
In a way yes, you started with BOTH needles somewhat rich, or maybe 2 turns out.
1. You lean the high needle till you get peak RPM
2. You then set the throttle for around 3,000 RPM and lean the low needle till you get peak RPM (without changing the throttle). You find the peak RPM by going slightly past it, then go back till just on the rich side of peak RPM
3. Peak the high needle again and you're good to go (don't skip this step because adjustments you made to the low needle affect the top end as well)
I followed the procedure above with my DLE30, and it WORKED LIKE A CHAMP!!!
Before I was kind of randomly tweaking the needles, but this methodical approach has my engine running well. Nice idle, smooth power transition up to WOT, very good max RPM's. Engine cuts off promptly at idle and full down trim.
I also discovered I had been making too large of an adjustment as I hunted for the right setting. TOM has said that it takes small adjustments, much smaller then glow. Very true. In the final adjustments I bet I moved the needle barely one blade-width of the screwdriver...very sensitive indeed.
Thanks for the advice guys!
Sluggo