Questions & Answers for: Harley Davidson XLH Sportster 883 idle screw

idle mixture screw. It's on the backside of the float bowl towards the engine. Take a small drill bit and carefully drill through this plug. Do not drill too deeply or you will damage the idle mixture

...idle mixture adjusting screw, do so. Be careful not to damage the screw as they are not available seperately from Harley. This will enrichen the low speed mixture just a bit. You can also remove the ...

...stop screw. It controls the idle speed of the engine. Turn the screw clockwise to increase the idle speed. Ok, try what I've written here. If it doesn't work, get back with me. Good Luck. ...

the enricher cable out of it's holder on the left side of the bike, disconnect the throttle and idle cables and the fuel lines, and the carb just pulls right out of the manifold. Use a 14mm wrench

...without the "choke" on, it's not getting fuel through the idle circuit. Turn the idle mixture screw in until it lightly bottoms then back it back out three turns. Start from there. Good Luck ...

I have a 1986 883 sportster. The carb is overflowing gas when it idles or sits . What could be the problem. Its been sitting a while. Carb overflowing gas at idle and after its shut down. Hi Anonymous

...idle, turning screw counter clockwise will richen mixture and raise idle. You need to balance the two adjusting screws to obtain an idle of 950-1000 RPM then back out air/fuel mixture screw 1/4 turn, ...