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What counts as 1 screw turn? Might be the most stupid question this year

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I'm almost scared to ask, but I'm trying to double check everything I've adjusted to get my bike running.

When setting carb screws by "one turn", does that mean a full 360 rotation of the screw or just 180 degrees?

Promise this question isn't an early April fools joke, I'm just a crap mechanic.
 
360..... and don't worry, lots of us have wondered the same thing at one time or another
 
Yep, 360?. On a flathead screwdriver I usually go by the blade position and count by halves. 1/2 turn, 1, 1-1/2, etc.
 
And another .......
Doesn't help that we use phrases like turn around which is different to a twirl or do a 180.
Perhaps one revolution would be better.
 
Thanks for cutting off my head with that one. Good I was working on the 360 thinking.
 
When i seat a screw I take the flat tip and make a witness mark inline with the slot. This gives me my 360 rotation of the screws ( 1 FULL turn as it were ).
 
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