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SteveD
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Re: surprising compression numbers

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Holysmoke wrote:2) I guess I'm looking at the carb's idle circuit and or a fouled plug. Got new plugs now, so that's next. She seems to like 1,500 rpm. Below that the gen light comes on, and below 900 it will die. What can I expect for good idle rpm?
Are the jets and needles set up identically L & R?
The GEN light should come on at idle. For your R100S the idle should be 1000rpm with the GEN light on. It should go out as rpm rises.
Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.


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