idle circuit not working

[jamon8gta]

my idle is  not right on this 1708 carb I rebuilt. on the pass side idle adjustment does nothing even if you turn it all the way in the idle never changes. I was wondering if this was the idle tubes getting clogged. I am in the middle of reading the book and it seems that I have never paid attention to the idle tubes.

what else should I be looking at that would cause the adjustment screw to have no effect on the idle

thanks

[429bbf]

try this . pull the idle screw completely out and shoot a little air in the hole . be careful and don't get carried away . you may have got a little spec of crap in the idle tube or the dcr. if you didn't clean these when you had it apart you may have to take it apart again fwiw

[Cliff Ruggles]

Good idea to remove the idle tubes for cleaning, but they can be left in place and cleaned out with a small piece of wire.

If you bought one of our kits, take the old return spring from under the pump, straighten out about 3" of it, and put a point on the end of the wire.  This makes a great tool for cleaning out the idle tubes.....Cliff