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108 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT Carburetor Carburetor adjustment is done with the idle adjusting screw. Adjustment WARNING HAZARD Hot engine and exhaust pipe. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Can burn your hands. 1. 2. 3. 4. A. Rubber sleeve Cable adjuster Locknut Throttle lever 1 a 4 mm (0.04 a 0.16 in.) j HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Never touch a hot engine or an exhaust pipe during carburetor adjustment. żA diagnostic tachometer must be used for this procedure. 1. Start the engine and warm it up for a few minutes at approximately 1 000 to 2 000 rpm. Occasionally rev the engine to 4 000 to 5 000 rpm. The engine is warm when it quickly responds to the throttle. Connect the tachometer and set the idle to the specified idling speed by adjusting the throttle stop screw. Turn the screw in to increase engine speed, and out to decrease engine speed. NOTE 2.

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108
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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1. Rubber sleeve
2. Cable adjuster
3. Locknut
4. Throttle lever
A. 1
a
4 mm (0.04
a
0.16 in.)
Carburetor
Carburetor adjustment is done with the idle adjust-
ing screw.
Adjustment
WARNING
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A
R
D
Hot engine and exhaust pipe.
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C
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N
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P
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Can burn your hands.
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T
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D
T
H
E
H
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A
R
D
Never touch a hot engine or an exhaust pipe
during carburetor adjustment.
NOTE
ż
A diagnostic tachometer must be used for this pro-
cedure.
1.
Start the engine and warm it up for a few min-
utes at approximately 1 000 to 2 000 rpm. Oc-
casionally rev the engine to 4 000 to 5 000 rpm.
The engine is warm when it quickly responds to
the throttle.
2.
Connect the tachometer and set the idle to the
specified idling speed by adjusting the throttle
stop screw. Turn the screw in to increase en-
gine speed, and out to decrease engine speed.