Rapido 225 tmx set up

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maggo1974
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Hi chaps..i have a rapido 225 with a tmx 35 carb on her.has a jl exhaust and varitronic..
Pilot 20
Main 270
Needle 56 on 2nd clip
No fillter
Takes ages to start then wont tickover..when i get to tickover nicely it will then stick open when i blip throttle.so if i then undo the idle screw it will be ok for a while then stop running.i have looked on here and most are running bigger main and needle..i hope someone may be able to give some advice..cheers
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garry inglis
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sounds like lack of fuel try a 22.5 pilot first and see if that sets up better if not a 25, main seems low more like 290 /300/310 and maybe a 57 needle on second clip but get it starting and ticking over first set airscrew 2turns out and go from there
maggo1974
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Thanks garry..will give it a go
Grumpy225
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that main seems really small.

My TS1225 with a TM35 was running a 290-310 main open mouth, depending on the weather (+400' ASL).
maggo1974
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Thanks
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l personally tried a rapido 225 with a TMX 35 and never found a good set up , a 28 or 30 mm dellorto would be a much better choice .
maggo1974
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Thanks mrnice..it was a scoot i inherited from a mate who died..i wanted to try and give this carb a go but i was thinking of trying a 30mm delly if cant sort..i would lime to stick to mikuni for now tho...cheers
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