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Old May 18th, 2018, 02:44 PM   #12
jkv45
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Originally Posted by jp8484 View Post
will drain the oil today to proper level and no idea about idle mixture screw cap.. idle is currently set at 1500 but will also look into this!

thanks!
You can just go into the sump from the fill hole and pull some out. Removing the drainplug or filter can be unpredictable and not necessary if you are only removing a small amount.

Dropping the idle to the recommended 1300 will make it stall easier than with it at 1500. For now you could just leave it until everything else is sorted.

When tuned properly it will need some choke to start most of the time (unless the engine is hot) but should not need it for more than a minute or so in order to idle without it. Start it up, get the idle speed set to about 2500 with the choke position, then turn it down as soon as it will stay running.

During that time get your gear on and get ready to go. No need to see the temp gauge needle move in order to start riding. It will warm up a lot faster (which is better) with normal riding at moderate RPMs than it will idling.
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