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by **mprmn08** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:55 pm

How the heck do you loosen and turn down the idle with it so dang tight in there. i started turnin up the smoke screw and now i cannot get the nut loose to turn my idle back down. im gettin very frusterated. please help

by **PToombs** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:41 pm

I used to pull the fuel return line and then pop it loose with a 13mm deep 1/4 drive socket. Then I turned the screw with screwdriver bit in a socket, same drive size.

by **Begle1** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:39 pm

Screwdriver and hammer to tap the jam nut loose, wedge a 1/4" boxend over the threads to turn the Allthread piece.

by **dpuckett** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:52 pm

I used Begle's method, with the exception of using a small screwdriver to turn the all-thread. After about 6 adjustments, the jambnut looks like it went through a feed mill grinder.

Dan

by **Begle1** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:54 pm

It looks bad after 6 adjustments, but it works for 12 adjustements.

Who doesn't have the pump off at least once every 12 adjustments? :lol:

by **slowdiesel** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:21 pm

I just use a dremmel.

by **ashbyota92** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:47 am

mprmn08 wrote:How the heck do you loosen and turn down the idle with it so dang tight in there. i started turnin up the smoke screw and now i cannot get the nut loose to turn my idle back down. im gettin very frusterated. please help

I had a problem with the jamb nut on mine(froze up solid after 1/2 turn).
I put another jamb nut on the other end of the screw.
6x1.00 (jamb nut, specifically thinner!) I bought from the local hardware
store. It's easier to adjust for me, and I have a reference point for stock settings,
from the idle adjustment screw jamb nut frozen!
I lost track of the the fuel screw settings along time ago!

Small cold chisel & hammer. Nice and easy!

by **Ace** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:30 am

I'm going to replace that allthread with something you can actually get a tool on one of these days....

by **1STGENFARMBOY** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:47 am

I did the samething as Dan and my nut looks bad to, but its alot easer than trying to get a socket on it.

by **IowaCummins** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:19 pm

Ace wrote:I'm going to replace that allthread with something you can actually get a tool on one of these days....

on my fuel screw and my low idle screw iwedged on a 7/16 nut on the all thread part or maybe smaller not sure then welded it on adn now i have fairly easy adjustments

by **mprmn08** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:50 pm

thanks for all the advice guys. i got it today. i did the hammer and "chisel" almost got frusterated and started swingin hard when i couldnt get loose after bout 5 min but then it came. i've still got some more i can go in with the fuel screw but ive been gettin home late all week from work so it'll have to do 1 1/2 in for now.

chris

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