cleaned my carb now i have high idle

[tt315]

Hello,
   I have a question about my high idle i have since i cleaned by carb.  This was the first time i had ever taken a carb apart and cleaned it.  I dunked it in cleaner and blew air in it and all the passageways to clean it.  I carefully put it back together and now it idles at 7000.  I do not know why it is doing this.  I only cleaned the front one b/c i did not want to mess w/ the idle.  I suppose i have to take it apart again but could someone please help me understand what i did wrong.  Live and learn i guess.

thanks, taylor

[h2olawyer]

My guess is that you somehow got the throttle cable routed or installed wrong.  Does the throttle return fully to it's stop?  You need to check this at the carbs & not at the right handlebar.

While it is possible you did something while cleaning the carb, it is much more likely to be a hookup error someplace.

H₂O

[tt315]

funny you should mention that.  As i was taking it apart to clean again.  i said to myself i bet it is throttle cable.  When i am done i am going to have really clean carbs to say the least.  Hopefully tomorrow it runs correctly again

[Lucky]

also, did you do anything to the synq rod that joins the front & rear throttles on the left side of the bike? (82)  if so, this is a critical adjustment & needs to be reset.

[tt315]

Good news the bike is running better then ever.  I had the cable routed wrong last time.  Thanks for the heads up on that.

[h2olawyer]

Easy to do the first (or second) time you remove the carbs.  There are lots of little things to remember about hooking them up after reinstallation.   ;D  By the fourth or fifth carb R&R, you'll be able to do it without much thought.  When I swapped sets the other night, it took a couple hours - but that included cleaning up the exterior of the carbs, cleaning the 83 airbox, cleaning & re-oiling the UNI filter and reassembling both bikes.  Foam filter oil is messy, gooey stuff.   ::)  Nitrile gloves & a ziplock bag make it tolerable, though.

H₂O