Dumb question 2 into 1 VM Carb tuning

[816niner]

New XSCharge ignition and PMA. Battery Delete. First time running bike.
Can someone point me to thread or info to tune Makuni Carb on 2 in to 1 intake please.

Bike starts easily with choke fully on, dies off of choke and will not come off idle. Gas sprays out intake.

 

[WideAWAKE]

Should be pretty close if you start with known specs for a standard set up.

180 main
6f9 needle
20 pilot
2.5 slide
159 p6 needle jet

Seemed to be a decent starting point for me.

*im no carb expert, this is just info I’ve come to gather - not the gospel.

- it also may help someone point you in the right direction if you post your current specs.

 

[grizld1]

WA has posted a good baseline, but most of us find that we need richer PJs with #2.5 slides, usually 22.5 or 25. But if the motor says otherwise, you do otherwise. Fuel demand doesn't change when 1 carb is used instead of 2: unless you've "twingled" the crank and cam, you're firing only 1 cylinder at a time. A few searches will take you to plenty of single carb threads. Some will acquaint you with the downsides of that modification.

Go to www.amckayltd.com/vm34-36.pdf and read it. If you want help, post a jet list. That means all of the brass: slide, PJ, NJ, jet needle, and MJ. Strip the carburetor and clean it, even if it's new. Check the fuel level as well.