[svandamme]

hi folks

i got my engine running last week
wouldn't idle, and running rich

i managed to lean out the main enrichment
it sounds very good when revving but it still refuses to idle


so far , i determined that my electrics aren't all that
zero power to my shut off switch, so that's not helping

however, if i manually trigger the shut off solenoid
the engine just kills instantly
it still doesn't idle , even with my throttle fully closed


so far , i checked the control rod lenght
checked the air correction screws


couple of questions,

is an mfi engine supposed to idle, even with this shut off circuit out of operation, i mean , is this system required for running , or is it a fuel saving 'feature' ?

any ideas on how to troubleshoot this? the literature discusses most things like changing idle , or , when idling , check this and that.....but there's hardly any info on what to do when the engine refuses to idle at all...

is it possible for the idling enrichment to be to rich? could this kill the idle?

the way it goes out is pretty instant , if i go to zero throttle
it stops immidiately , and sometimes i hear a psshhhh puff from the engine...

i'de like to get this fixed asap , so i can finish the break in under load... while driving... bit difficult , since no idle is a pita at red lights and such... and i don't want to stand there waiting while continously blipping the throttle... really don't want to attract boneheads looking for a race on my break in runs