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CR500PHIL wrote:

coley13 wrote:

CR500PHIL wrote: It seems much more logical to have the idle adjustment move the slide slightly like the PWKs.

thats a method of poor tuning unfortunatly to mask other problems that are apparent and can lead to other jetting problems and then you would forever be chasing your tail trying to sort it

Well this poor tuning worked - I put the 175 main in a bang the bike rips. The choke still does not work but the jetting is much better now.

cool, good to see you got her going well. still keep trying with you choke circuit though i reckon

coley13 wrote:

CR500PHIL wrote:

coley13 wrote: thats a method of poor tuning unfortunatly to mask other problems that are apparent and can lead to other jetting problems and then you would forever be chasing your tail trying to sort it

Well this poor tuning worked - I put the 175 main in a bang the bike rips. The choke still does not work but the jetting is much better now.

cool, good to see you got her going well. still keep trying with you choke circuit though i reckon

Yes there has to be something I am missing - I mean the choke should work and the air screw is definitely at the best setting ie. when the bike responds the best - 2.25 turns out. Perhaps being so far out suggests the low jetting is still a little off and affecting the choke.

i know this isnt related to the topic, but on sunday my bike was acting up on starting near the end of the ride, the dammn choke wasnt threaded down all the way on my pwk, must not hve been tight and crawled out

Roostius_Maximus wrote:i know this isnt related to the topic, but on sunday my bike was acting up on starting near the end of the ride, the dammn choke wasnt threaded down all the way on my pwk, must not hve been tight and crawled out

I am convinced my bike is running rich in the pilot circuit and I bet this is causing my choke woes (not enough air in the starter jet) - all logic and signs point to this. I am going to swap for a smaller pilot jet and try.

CR500PHIL wrote:

Roostius_Maximus wrote:i know this isnt related to the topic, but on sunday my bike was acting up on starting near the end of the ride, the dammn choke wasnt threaded down all the way on my pwk, must not hve been tight and crawled out

I am convinced my bike is running rich in the pilot circuit and I bet this is causing my choke woes (not enough air in the starter jet) - all logic and signs point to this. I am going to swap for a smaller pilot jet and try.

I replaced the 55 pilot jet with a 50 and the carb now works perfectly - choke functions as it should and the bike idles perfectly. Basically my problem was my bike was lean as 3/4 throttle or so and rich in the pilot circuit. If you read Alisobob's jetting thoughts this is exactly the trends he pinpoints and a thanks to Bob for putting me onto the cause. I am now running 50 pilot and 175 main and the bike sounds awesome. Thanks to Danny Graves as well for mentioning the lack of air in the pilot circuit could cause the choke / idle not to function.

CR500PHIL wrote: If you read Alisobob's jetting thoughts this is exactly the trends he pinpoints and a thanks to Bob for putting me onto the cause.

CR500PHIL wrote:

CR500PHIL wrote:

Roostius_Maximus wrote:i know this isnt related to the topic, but on sunday my bike was acting up on starting near the end of the ride, the dammn choke wasnt threaded down all the way on my pwk, must not hve been tight and crawled out

I am convinced my bike is running rich in the pilot circuit and I bet this is causing my choke woes (not enough air in the starter jet) - all logic and signs point to this. I am going to swap for a smaller pilot jet and try.

I replaced the 55 pilot jet with a 50 and the carb now works perfectly - choke functions as it should and the bike idles perfectly. Basically my problem was my bike was lean as 3/4 throttle or so and rich in the pilot circuit. If you read Alisobob's jetting thoughts this is exactly the trends he pinpoints and a thanks to Bob for putting me onto the cause. I am now running 50 pilot and 175 main and the bike sounds awesome. Thanks to Danny Graves as well for mentioning the lack of air in the pilot circuit could cause the choke / idle not to function.

sometimes, the whole problem is just so simple if you step back and think logically. Glad she runs good now

dannygraves wrote:

CR500PHIL wrote:

CR500PHIL wrote: I am convinced my bike is running rich in the pilot circuit and I bet this is causing my choke woes (not enough air in the starter jet) - all logic and signs point to this. I am going to swap for a smaller pilot jet and try.

I replaced the 55 pilot jet with a 50 and the carb now works perfectly - choke functions as it should and the bike idles perfectly. Basically my problem was my bike was lean as 3/4 throttle or so and rich in the pilot circuit. If you read Alisobob's jetting thoughts this is exactly the trends he pinpoints and a thanks to Bob for putting me onto the cause. I am now running 50 pilot and 175 main and the bike sounds awesome. Thanks to Danny Graves as well for mentioning the lack of air in the pilot circuit could cause the choke / idle not to function.

sometimes, the whole problem is just so simple if you step back and think logically. Glad she runs good now

True - I was sitting at my computer writing code and I thought - wait a minute - bang - epiphany or I woke up - one or the other.

writing code... you probably woke up! I HATE writing code!

dannygraves wrote:writing code... you probably woke up! I HATE writing code!

I hear you - at least I work from home so I can go out with the bike during lunch hour.