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Old 12-28-2023, 11:35 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by vividpixel View Post
@ChopperCharles:
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And the choke is located on the clutch lever rather than down at the engine, which is good because the Templar needs the help more often.
This just means you are jet too lean. If you already bumped the pilot jet one step and shimmed the needle, adjust the airmix screw as T-Pete suggests (open it up a bit more-counterclockwise).

If you are already two turns out, bump the pilot jet to the next size. You could shim the needle if you haven't done that yet, but it is more likely to be the pilot jet or airscrew setting.

My Templar needs choke in the Winter when it is cold but doesn't need it for more than 10 seconds, or less. In Summer, it doesn't need choke at all if I have been running it the same day (maybe just to start, then no choke). If it is cold, brief choke just to start, then not needed.

I like to run more rich. It runs cooler and it is easier on the piston and rod bearings.
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Last edited by Thumper; 12-28-2023 at 03:10 PM.
 
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