<VV> Idle air problems

[Grant Young]

Running a wire through the holes in the top of the cluster will work IF the blockage
is IN the tube or the air vent next to it. BUT, if the blockage is between the two,
it will not. So, if the wire doesn't do it, remove the cluster, turn it over, and stick
the tube from a spray can of carb cleaner in the vent hole. Cleaner should exit the end
of the pickup tube if the entire circuit is clear. If it does not, carefully remove the 
tube with a pair of pliers (being careful not to crush it) and clean out the passage
between it and the air vent with a small sharp object. Then reinstall the tube by tapping 
it gently until it is seated and shorter than the main tube. Oh, BTW, you should not have 
the tubes pointing in your direction when squirting the cleaner through them.
The Carbmeister

>I recently had the same issue.  After reading the traffic here, I took off
>the top of the carb and removed the "cluster".  Part of that cluster are
>some tubes (air bleeds) and one of those is for the idle circuit.  I took a
>piece of guitar string (about .011" diam) and pushed it through these tubes.
>When I pushed it through the idle air bleed, I saw a very small fleck of
>something come out.  I reassembled the carb and it was back to working as it
>should.  
>> 
>> I have little to no adjustment for idle mixture. Are we talking about
>> those tubes that are a part of the venturi cluster?
>> 
>> I have blown the circuits out with compressed air, did not help.
>> 
>> Thanks for any help.  Mark Durham