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Rough Idle / Center Idle Screw Doesn’t Make a Difference (Carter AFB)

Is my carburetor missing the center adjusting screw?
Not all AFBs have the center adjusting screw.

I’ve tried two different carburetors and I still can’t get it to idle right…
Well the fact that it does the same thing with 2 different carbs tells me to look at electrical 1st. Compression test might reveal 1 or more low cylinders which will cause an idle problem for sure.

I wouldn’t discount a vacuum leak that hasn’t been found yet.
The center screw not making a diff is worrisome. That smells of a vacuum leak to me.
Double check the mounting gasket to be sure it isn’t leaving some port exposed causing a leak.
Spray carb cleaner around all vacuum sources and mounting gasket. A change in rpm tells you that you found the problem.

Updated on 04/05/2022

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