| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,838 | The "idle jets" are the spring-stabilized screws at the base of the carburetor, AKA "idle mixture screws". 1/4 turn CCW will richen the mixture slightly at idle. Lean idle mixtures and/or late ignition timing has a tendency to backfire while coasting down to a stop in gear. Jerry
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