yes, a 2 stroke engine can't run properly/efficiently without a full exhaust.
when you say going on it's own, i don't really understand what you mean?
but, i have mentioned a couple of times now that the wiring/ignition doesn't affect the idle speed at all.
so if you let go of the bike once it has started, would it take off at full power ?
i cant tell you how to wire the quad up if i don't know what the switch's look like .
so does it have a 2 button on/off switch (small button for on, bigger button for off) ?
does it have an extra momentary on (spring loaded push button) kill switch ?
can you give me a clear photo of the wiring coming out of the engine cover behind the pull start ?
there should be a coil lead that connects to the spark plug and one other wire
can you give me a pic of the whole carby, i need to see how far out the idle speed screw is
and could you get me a pic of the carby with the air filter off, looking inside the carby.
i need to see what height the slide is sitting at with no throttle please
how much higher than normal is the idle speed ?
is it revving at full throttle basically ?
if it is, it could just be that the carby slide is sitting in the wrong way around.