Topic: idle not right

[techy5025]

Regarding TwoTired's post.....back in "the good old days", I had a friend who
worked at the Caddy dealership.  A lady came in and complained about the terrible
gas mileage she was getting.  Upon going for a test ride with her, he found out that
the first thing she did was pull out the choke and hang her purse on it. 

The starter on these old cars was a large push button located to the right of the
gas petal.  You had to mash the button down to the floor which manually engaged
the starter and the last little bit connected the battery to the starter.  All this while
holding the gas petal just right...or pumping it.  I learned to drive in a '31 chevrolet
that had this arrangement and my foot is permanently bent to the right. 

....ah the good ole days.

Jim

[cmorgan47]

sorry to dredge up this old thread, but i was thinking about it while riding around over the weekend; specifically the "set it and forget it" vs "play with the idle screw all you like" schism that the thread created.

i fall on the adjust it all you like side of this argument and even more so having thought about it.  i turn mine in a bit when i fire it up first thing in the morning, go back in the house and let it warm up, then turn it down before i take off.  typically i'll have to give it one or two adjustments at the beginning of the ride, but by the third stop it's right back where it should be....unless i get overzellous in my adjustments.

in my mind, they made it pretty damn easy to adjust.  about the only thing easier to get to is the petcock.  why would they put it in such an easy place to reach while riding, and make it so it can so eaisly be adjusted without tools, at a stop light while on the bike if they didn't expect you to adjust it a little here and there?