idle mix please help

[1d9n7r8]

Is the idle mixture screw metering fuel or air. I just rebuilt the carb n set them all to 2 turns out. They were originally 1 1/4 on top cyls. and 3/4 on bottom cyls. Yhe manual says set them at 2 1/2. Is what I done richer or leaner than what it was.

[ChampioNman]

Air you should have left them alone.

[1d9n7r8]

Thanks for the quick response it'll make me feel better when I'm on the water tomorrow. I'll put en back I was just going to more what the book said guess I should have just left it. Thanks. So what I did leaned it out? No wonder it fired right up.

[1d9n7r8]

So i just went out and put them back. Low and behold there is a sticker on the air box. Thanks still

[mikezohsix]

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what does the sticker say?

[ChampioNman]

It gave the timing settings.

[1d9n7r8]

the sticker has a clockwise arrow that says richer and a counter-clockwise arrow that says leaner