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Old 02-19-2004, 11:28 PM
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Hey all you Mohave carb experts! I need some help. I have a 1-year old carb that has difficulty returning to idle. After revving to 3000-4000 rpm and letting off it takes a while to go from 2300 down to 15-1600. The cable is lubed and the linkage is adjusted. The idle screw is set correctly. I sprayed silicone lube on the return spring....any ideas? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]
 
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Old 02-20-2004, 03:32 PM
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Sounds still like your cable could be sticking
How old is it?? If its older just buy a new one to be sure since they arent very much money!
 
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Old 02-20-2004, 04:27 PM
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Maybe a new cable and thumb throttle assembly....has anyone converted their mo to twist?
 
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Old 02-20-2004, 05:21 PM
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I agree replace your cable. I haven't put a twist throttle on my mojave, but have riden quads with them and didn't care for it. I've riden motorcycles for years and don't have a problem with twist throttles on m/c. But, I just didn't like them on a quad. JMO
 
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Old 02-20-2004, 05:48 PM
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A buddy of mine has one on his lakota, and let me tell you, i HATE it, i would never put one on any quad i ever owened. i was thinking about putting a thumb on my motocross tho
 
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Old 02-20-2004, 11:19 PM
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We have put thumb savers on 2 of our quads. Both my daughter (7) and my wife love them. It has allowed us to go out on 2 plus hours rides instead of the 30-45 min rides. That's when my daughter would complain about her thumb hurting.
 
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Old 02-21-2004, 12:50 AM
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If the cable is adjusted right, and it still does it, try leaning out the pilot circuit, and check the float level, it could be high.
 
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Old 02-21-2004, 02:16 PM
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Running lean cause it to take awhile to idle back down. If this happened without any changes to the jetting, carb, air filter, etc. then you may have developed a vacumn leak. I have seen a couple of the rubber intake boots that the carb mounts in crack and cause this. It could be the slide or cable sticking as well.
 
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Old 02-21-2004, 03:01 PM
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Thanks everyone. I'll try those ideas. By the way 'addict, Greg @ cwr did a great job on my head and cams. I also hooked up the crankcase breather like you recommended. A little tight around the bottom of the tank, but so far so good.
 
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