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So she runs! Much smoother than before the carburetor rebuild: Still far from perfect, but the engine sounds much happier to rev and idle. I’m not sure if I want to tackle valve adjustments, but she sounds like she needs it.

Thanks again, Combat. Mattressking is right, the culprit turned out to be the idle solenoid. It definitely was not clicking with 12V applied to it. A 2F solenoid from CityRacer.com fixed the issue. Here is the bubba’ed GCC-spec idle mixture...

I think you’re right that I messed up something in the rebuild. Comments below. It started and ran, but won’t idle. I did not remember of checking the fuel solenoid. I will do that when I get back. Choking the engine did not help at all...

I appreciate the offer, Honger. But I’ve bubba’ed the tamper proof sleeve and added a slot to the screw head. Just as the replacement idle mixture screw came in from City Racer…

Were you able to get the left hand side?

Thanks, Bardiya. I have the carb on a bench now and after work I’ll see how the tamper proof idle adjustment screw is secured. Since I have a replacement screw on order thanks to Combat Wombat, I can see what I need to do with this one. I’m not...

Much appreciated, Combat! I'm thinking I may just get the idle screw. No worries about our EPA. That part was only a requirement in Saudi Arabia LOL

So I rebuilt my 3F carburetor this weekend. Pinhead’s videos on YouTube was quite helpful, almost as much as the factory manual. The problem is, now after the rebuild, the cruiser would not idle. This is a GCC-spec FJ75 with a GCC-only idle...

Factory Air conditioning?