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gweric47
When reinstalling cleaned and refurbished carbs, what come first…..carb syncing or air/fuel idle adjustments? Thanks, as always…gweric
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Randall-in-Mpls
Bench sync on assembly (that's often very close.) Then, adjust the fuel-air mixture. Then, sync with gauges.
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Sidecar Bob
The first step should always be to read the appropriate section in the FSM. When you do that you don't usually need to ask about the other steps.
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bahn88
Yes but sometimes "expert opinion" will say order doesnt matter.....not for carbs lol....
So OP wasnt "lazy" just lookin for knowledge on the ground (everyman's knowledge)
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