Ready to tear into it.......but one small question

[mjremington]

Ok, well it's been a while since my last post. Works been to busy for my liking. The bike is a 82 750T. All maintenance and stuff have been done. Checked all bolts for tighteness to rule out the cause of the vibration and inspected all tran componets. I believe all the vibration is valve related. I have all the parts, tools, and gaskets and I was gonna do it a few weeks ago but time hadn't permitted. So now I'm ready to do the clearances. Plus I'm gonna do the idle mixture using "the highest idle" method. Due to the fact my buddy played with them and now she's way to rich. My question. Should I do the idle mixture adjustment before or after the clearance job is done? Does it matter? I just don't want to repeat it if possible. Thank you all for your help.

[mike_of_bbg]

Do the valve check/adjustment first, then idle mixture screws and carb sync.

[mjremington]

Thanks Mike! Much appreciated.

[Steve]

Yep. Adjusting the valves can affect how much air gets to the cylinders.

You may as well have that set right, then adjust the mixture for that amount of air.

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[Flyboy]

But Steve, the carbs and mixing of air and fuel takes place upstream from the valves before the air enters???????????

Hahahahaha, just pulling your chain, Steve, I know what you mean.