It sounds like you probably have worn throttle shafts.
Easiest way to tell is, while the engine is running,
shoot a little carb cleaner where you think there
might be a leak. If the engine changes rpm, you've
got a leak. Then it is time for a rebush.
Christopher DeStaffany
Friday Harbor, Wa
> Is it possible to run too rich at idle and too lean
> at speed? The reason I
> pose this question is that in playing with the carb
> linkage a few minutes
> ago I noticed that the throttle shafts seem a little
> loose in their
> bearings. They can be jiggled up and down. Not an
> extreme amount but they
> do look loose. Maybe a packing little bit of grease
> on the shafts where
> they enter the carb body would make a quick test of
> this theory... or am I
> thinking too hard?
>
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