High Idle Question???

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High Idle Question???

05 May 2010 19:22
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Arite fellas,the ol KZ is running pretty good now. No more leaks from the pods and shes firing right up at the push of a button.But after cruising around for a few minutes, when I get to a stop light or something and pull the clutch its idling high or turning like 3K rpms. It will smooth out after a few minutes but if I release the clutch to take off or shift to a lower gear its ok,just when I pull the clutch. Any ideas on where I should start( I already checked the throttle cable to see if its getting kinked or hung).
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Re: High Idle Question???

05 May 2010 19:56
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This is a classic symptom of being too lean.
Could be an air leak, or your mixture screws are too lean.

Have you set the mixture screws properly?

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Re: High Idle Question???

05 May 2010 20:38
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If not already done, with engine running at normal operating temperature, could try reducing idle speed by turning the thumb screw idle adjuster.

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Re: High Idle Question???

06 May 2010 13:22
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So I have adjusted the idle to around 5 hundred rps. Runs fine still idling high at stop lights whenever I pull the clutch to stop. When you say airleak, where? And this is a common syptom of an air leak?
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