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idling adjustment

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:20 am
by g.m.c.janssen
Have adjusted the idling to 1000-1200 rpm (from 1500 with hot engine) using the idling adjustment screws. Needed a 180 degrees turn clockwise for both cylinders. The manual warns with 'always perform the operations carefully in order not to damage the system line up'. What carefully means is unclear. Anyone with experience?

Re: idling adjustment

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 11:05 am
by higgy
First off that set of screws is for trimming the butterflies which will require a manometer to do properly. There are two idle adjustment screws but only one is used to adjust the idle. Generally the idle screw on the left side of the throttle bodies is used as normally when setting the tps the left side throttle body is the base and the right hand is trimmed to match so the right side idle screw is backed out to where it has no purpose. The screw used to adjust the idle properly is right below the fast idle cam adjuster on the left side of the throttle bodies when sitting on the bike.
Now that your head is spinning there is the entire procedure TPS,Sync,Idle and CO trim listed in the 907 documents section of this website http://ducatipaso.org/docs/907i.e./CO%2 ... 0907ie.zip

once the two screws you show are changed in any significant way you will need to do the entire procedure to get things setup properly. If you are real lucky you can get them back to where they belong by syncing them with a Manometer assuming you have not made any other adjustments to any other settings. Once synced you will back off the idle screw and the throttle cable and check that the base TPS reads the proper mV. If it is reading the proper range you can then reset the throttle cables and adjust the idle and you should be good to go.


CO trimming is done last before the final step of adjusting the idle and does not require ant special equipment if you are familiar and have a good ear for small changes in rpm. If not a tachometer can be helpful

Re: idling adjustment

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 1:37 pm
by g.m.c.janssen
Now things become too complicated for me. I will set the screws to their original position and search for help

Re: idling adjustment

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 10:09 pm
by higgy
its sound much worse than it is. Just do one step at a time

Re: idling adjustment

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 1:25 pm
by g.m.c.janssen
g.m.c.janssen wrote:Now things become too complicated for me. I will set the screws to their original position and search for help
Hi there you Dutch guys.

I don't get things right. The engine is still a bit raw. I need an Ducati expert to do this. Where can I best go for adjusting the bike properly, preferably in the neighborhood of Leiden? And someone with experience with older Ducati's like the 907.

Re: idling adjustment

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 1:50 pm
by paso750
how far is Star Twin or Biggelaar from you ?

Re: idling adjustment

Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:02 pm
by g.m.c.janssen
paso750 wrote:how far is Star Twin or Biggelaar from you ?

Hi Paso750, are you Dutch? Thanks, that are the places to go, but not in the neighborhood. Do you have experience yourself with these guys.

Does anyone have experience with De Jong in Alphen aan de Rijn or Motortoer in Amsterdam?

Re: idling adjustment

Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:40 pm
by paso750
No I`m not and I don`t but I have a dutch friend who had a 750 and 906 Paso and now owns a 888 and who`s always been to these two shops.