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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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NOTICED MY 450SP WAS IDLEING A BIT HIGH 1300 TO 1330 RPM. I ADJUSTED THE IDLE SCREW DOWN TO 1180 TO 1220 RPM. NEVER THOUCHED ANY JETING SETTINGS IS THIS OK TO DO?
 
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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1150 rpm is the correct idle. its ok to adjudt it.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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what was the temperature outside? mine idles that much when its cold....I turn mine down for colder weather and back up when it gets warmer
 
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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THANKS FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE!
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: brutus450

what was the temperature outside? mine idles that much when its cold....I turn mine down for colder weather and back up when it gets warmer</end quote></div>

mine i had to turn up in the cold weather to get it to idle to stay running and back down in the warmer weather to keep it idled down.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 08:42 AM
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thats weird - why would it be opposite? thoery of mine was that the colder air was denser giving it more air in the mixture and making it run faster
 
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