quick carb question

[viper700t]

um i was reading over mrviper700 cleaning carbs post and it says 1 1/4 turns out on the fuel screw..however i was reading somewhere that the pilot mixture screw should be 1 7/8 turns out..so is this the stock setting for the vipers, and is the fuel screw the same as pilot mixture screw..im assuming so..

 

[staggs65]

here's the quote

The fuel screw setting are from a LIGHTLY seated(in all the way) to turns counted going counter clockwise, so if your setting was for example: 1.25 turns, that means all the way in to just barely snug, then turn the screw driver 1 complete 360 degree revolution and then a quarter of a turn More, see its simple!

he's just using 1.25 turns as an example, not claiming that to be the setting

 

[viper700t]

ok so it should be 1 7/8 turns out then for a viper

 

[staggs65]

yes that's the factory spec. but you may need to go a little more if you get an off idle lean bog or idle hang.

 

[viper700t]

ok thanks a lot..

 

[Viper302]

yes that's the factory spec. but you may need to go a little more if you get an off idle lean bog or idle hang.

I have mine set at 2 1/4.

 

[9801srx]

it,s actually not recomended to go past two turns on the fuel screws.past two turns theres a chance the spring on the screw will have no preload and the screws can vibrate looser or worst fall out . past two turns you should go to the next size up on the piolet jet and reset the fuel screws to where it runs best , more than likely between the recomended 1 to 2 turns.