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The IDLE SCREW, isin't an idle screw.
It's an air/fuel mix screw.
Set it at about 1 and 1/8th turn out and then adjust from there.
It shouldn't be any more than 2-3 turns out.
Sometimes setting the screw at 1 and 1/8th and raising the idle will work.