Problems after elevation change

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I recent moved from about 3500 feet to 6500 ft elevation. The blaster is a stock unit in every way EXCEPT a Uni-filter. The bike has been sitting for about 30 days while finished moving. I took the carb apart and used the Mikuni Pocket Tuner which indicates the need for a Main Jet change from the stock 230 to a 210. I put a genuine Mikuni 210 Jet in and it ran okay, but there was a little hesitation at about 3/4 throttle. Considering the Uni-filter, I thought, okay, maybe a 220. So switched it out and it ran better but occasionally at the 3/4 throttle mark it has a brief 1 second hesitation and then straightens out. It runs like a raped ape at wide open and down low although on a rare occasion I do get a slight hesitation down low as well.

I pulled everything apart, did a leak test on it and it holds 7-8 psi for 5 minutes no problem. Compression is about 150 psi. Turned the Air/Fuel mixture screw all the way in and backed it out 1.5 turns. No change at all.

I'm kind at a dead end. Any help would be great!
 
Your elevation could call for the needle to be one slot leaner, I am not certain about it, but it may be worth a try!

Have you re adjusted the idle for the elevation change?

If nothing changed when you messed with the air screw, something is out of whack with the idle circuit?
 
start at the bottom and work up thru the jetting ranges.........

check adjust floats
http://www.blasterforum.com/threads/float-heights-and-how-to-adjust-them.50565/

adjust airscrew/pilot
http://www.blasterforum.com/threads/adjusting-your-airscrew-pilot-jet.51060/

lower the needle clip until it bogs, then back up 1 clip position, usually the middle clip position, but it's worth checking especially at that elevation

plug chop for main jetting
http://www.blasterforum.com/threads/how-to-plug-chop.53237/
 
at 3/4 throttle are you holding at 3/4 or progressing through 3/4 throttle and it gets better as you go to full throttle? or staying at 3/4 and it cleans up?
 
at 6500 ft base line should be a 200.
add 1 for uni filter, 210, possibly a 220.

Needle should be 1 slot leaner.

grab a 32 pilot jet, you may or may not actually need it. at 6500 ft you are in a grey area concerning the pilot.

Temperature will play into your pilot selection. stock if it is hot, 1 lower if it is cold.



Baselines from my experiments with altitude.

0-1999 stock
2000-3999 220
4000-5999 210
6000-7999 200
 
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