Idle problem

[1qwkgoat]

I just got my 2002 banshee running again. For some background I used to own this shee and sold it to a friend. It developed a electrical problem, turned out to be the key switch. It set for a year, I just bought it and got it running. It ran good for about 30 minutes then started having a idle problem.I had the carbs set by a well known banshee guy in my area, I trust they are right(I hope). The jetting is spot on plugs look great. Nothing was altered from when it used to run/idle perfect. Except for a adjustable plate set at +3. I swapped in Iridium plugs and it wont idle now, I took them out and it still wont idle. Once the rpm drops down to around idle speed the tone changes completely and gets a hollow sound no popping/tinging sound at all. Can barely feel air coming out the pipes with my hand 1in from them. It runs awesome mid and top end. Pulls very stronge for what it is.

 

My question does this sound like bad reeds. It has V force reeds. My friend took them out last year and they wheren't real great but not to bad either. If so where can I get V force petals. If I let it die idling it must be choked to get restarted. The carbs are clean, I thought maybe the low speed circuit might be clogged it's not. I have the idle screws all the way in. The rpms it holds at before dieng are higher then a normal idle rpm. It just doesn't sound right and dies after 15-20 seconds.

[BenBB]

Which idle screws are ya talking about, the airscrews or the TORS eliminated idle screw that raises the slide? All the way in on the airscrews is as rich as they go, normally they should be between a half turn and 3 turns out from lightly seated (not like torqued to hell, that could damage the pointy end of the screw), depending on how it idles and runs right off idle; in is richer out is leaner on those. If it's the idle screw on the side that hits the little ramp on the slide, sometimes not enough material is filed off the carb body when the TORS is eliminated, it could be that you need to file off some more so that those screws actually raise & lower the slide. Either way you need to fine tune both of those screws to get a clean idle and off-idle response...

[250psd]

If it has been sitting for awhile i'd check the pilot jet. I t might be clogged. Does it idle with the choke on?

[1qwkgoat]

The air bleed screws are about 1.75 utrns out. The srews I'm refering to are the one's that raise the slides and they are all the way in. It has the carbs off a pre tors banshee, I assume the spots for the screw where part of the original casting on these carbs. The original owner worked at a dealership I imagine he just swapped them out. I think it's the reeds it has V force carbon fiber reeds that are at least 2 years old. I pulled them out today and you can see light through them, and in the corners you can tell where there has been some reversion happening. So anybody know where i can get some reed petals for some V froce cages. I think they are V force 2's not sure though

[1qwkgoat]

If it has been sitting for awhile i'd check the pilot jet. I t might be clogged. Does it idle with the choke on?

 

Went through that last week. So I pulled both carbs and thourougly cleaned them. And low rpm's right now it doesn't sound right at all. I'm going to check the carbs again anyways while I'm waiting for reeds.