idle mixture tool

[mralex714]

Has anyone used this to help set proper idle fuel mixture? I am thinking of trying it.

 

http://www.gunson.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=673&item=1853

[GaryZ]

Bought one. Tried it. Not very impressed

[mralex714]

Bought one. Tried it. Not very impressed

 

What issues did you have with it?

[mbrood]

Our bikes need the 10m thread, the standard is 12 and they offer a 10mm extension, further backing off the spark from the hole, and we don't have a LOT of room for that tall device. I have one and switched to a cheap digital tach, able to read the full 1,000 rpm. Tune one for peak then back OUT just a bit (1/8th turn?) then repeat for the others, then run through it again, always adjusting the idle to keep the 1k rpm.

[k9cottage]

i have one and love it been using it for years on all my bikes

[mralex714]

Our bikes need the 10m thread, the standard is 12 and they offer a 10mm extension, further backing off the spark from the hole, and we don't have a LOT of room for that tall device. I have one and switched to a cheap digital tach, able to read the full 1,000 rpm. Tune one for peak then back OUT just a bit (1/8th turn?) then repeat for the others, then run through it again, always adjusting the idle to keep the 1k rpm.

 

They do make a 10mm one.

 

http://www.gunson.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=673&item=1854

[Huggy]

I like them, I have one for my XJ750. But you still have to tweak your settings by checking plug color. So its a 6 of 1 and 1/2 a dozen of the other sort of deal.

 

[V7Goose]

I have one that I'd be happy to sell. Not impressed with it at all.

Goose

[Beau-Kat]

I have one that I have used on my older bikes. Worked o.k. on my XJ650. Easy plug access on that bike.

Haven't tried it on anything newer that 20 or so yrs old.

[mralex714]

I have one that I'd be happy to sell. Not impressed with it at all.

Goose

 

Is it a 10mm or 12mm with an adapter?