Idle Speed adjusment?!?!?!
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Idle Speed adjusment?!?!?!
Hey everyone so I have just finished having the cylinder replated and rebuilding the top and bottom end on my kdx along with installing new kips valves from BDK. I have broken in the engine over the past two days and have been having a problem with my idle speed, I have adjusted the air/ fuel mixture 1.5 turns out the bike runs mint but will not idle on it's own... I let the engine warm up fully and then tried to make adjustments to the idle but no matter how much or which direction I turn the idle speed screw in it has no affect on the idle speed at all. I started off turning it in (clock wise) small 1/4-1/2 turns and blipping the throttle after adjustments but nothing until I got to the point where I had the screw all the way in and had no change in idle so I it backed out and it still did nothing and the bike just dies out. I cleaned the carb and jetts out before installing the carb after the engine rebuild and all seemed fine, the carb is jetted fine I believe it has a 45 pilot jet and 155 main. Any help or suggestions would be awesome never had this problem with a carb before.
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Re: Idle Speed adjusment?!?!?!
Ok well thanks that's good to know, do you think I should adjust my air mixture screw to run more lean? Running rich on both jetts shouldn't stop the idle speed screw from adjusting the idle when I turn it though? Anyone know what the problem could be?
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Re: Idle Speed adjusment?!?!?!
Yes it should still idle with those jets. Did you soak the carb, by any chance? The jet block gasket leaking is a common problem. The rubber in that gasket does not seem to like solvents.

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Re: Idle Speed adjusment?!?!?!
Could be that the Throttle Needle is not setting down all the way, unscrew the needle/cap on the top of the carb and check for any obstructions and have a look at which notch the needle clip is in.