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Just brought home my "new" (used) Kat 600. It's an 03 with 1725 miles. Probably needs carb cleaning as it shudders a little upon take off. Idle is only at barely 1000. He didn't have the owner's manual but I downloaded it from the PDF site...very helpful. My question: the idle adj. knob is very tight and feels like it has "spring resistance" to turning. I'm afraid to force turn it to set idle higher. Comments appreciated! Thanks!
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Make sure your not turning it the wrong way......it is probably set at its lowest setting right now.
And it shouldnt be too hard to turn. -
It seems tight either way so I stopped trying. The manual doesn't say which way to turn it faster (to higher idle that is).LMTComment
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mine idles at 1000 and will idle all day at it, turn clockwise for higher idle I think, but not 100% on that oneLive and Lean.
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Clockwise to raise idle, counterclockwise to lower it. If it seems a bit hard to turn it's because it IS spring tension on it.Ron
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+1Originally posted by meanstrk
The spring is there to keep it from changing settings due to engine vibration.
Cheers,
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Or it's binding . The CAN go bad , just like any other cable . The sheath could melt from resting on the engine (misrouted) . Just a thought .... Or , it's already turned all the way in ,and the carbs have so much crap in them it ain't acting like it SHOULD .I am a fluffy lil cuddly lovable bunny , dammit !
Katrider's rally 2011 - md86
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I thought the exact same thing, I thought I was going to break it but keep turning it you'll feel it 'turn over' past the tension.Comment
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Also: Most of these have a phillipshead shape in the center so you can use more force using a tool... Might want to try that.
Cheers,
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