Dang....I'm about ready to spam this new domi, and go buy an 850. I did have the idle up to 17-1800 because it kept wanting to die. I guess I'll turn the float down a little, I'm not real optimistic here because I already checked it and it seemed o.k. It barely dribbled out of the check hole while idling. This is the same carb I've been fighting a nasty hesitation on. Drilling holes in the butterflies sounds scary.
If the idle circuit is in transition (meaning the transition slot is exposed to open air below the butterfly) it will spittle (it's a word LOL).
It sounds to me like you have an idle mixture issue or something wrong with the idle circuitry....
Most of the time 1000-1100 RPM is enough to keep even the most radical engine alive, so I would start there, try turning the idle adjustment screws all the way in and one turn out and see if that helps, does this have four corner idle adjustment (four screws)?
Should not be a big deal...FWIW, the biggest mistake on the Dominators IMHO is improper accelerator pump adjustment, there needs to be a small amount of gap between the cam and the arm at idle (true idle) and if the arm is somewhat preloaded the accelerator pump will act too small.
You need to get the idle squared away before screwing around with the squirt pumps...
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