2015 Kawasaki Brute Force 300 Owners Manual - Page 130

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MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT 129 and lower engine speed while tapping on • Raise the muffler with a rubber mallet until carbon particles are purged from the muffler. Throttle Cable There must be free play in the throttle mechanism. Measure the distance the throttle lever moves before the engine begins to pick up speed. Free play should be 1 ∼ 4 mm (0.04 ∼ 0.16 in.). DANGER HAZARD Running the engine without ventilation. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Breathing exhaust gas leads to carbon monoxide poisoning, asphyxiation, and death. Exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide; a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Do not start or run the engine in a closed area such as a garage. the engine. • Stop Install the spark arrester in place and tighten the • spark arrester bolt to the specified torque. Tightening Torque Spark Arrester Bolt 11 N·m (1.1 kgf·m, 97 in·lb) j A. 1 ∼ 4 mm (0.04 ∼ 0.16 in.) Adjustment the rubber cover off of the adjuster at the • Slide throttle case. the locknut and turn the throttle cable up• Loosen per adjuster to obtain the specified free play.

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MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
129
j
•
Raise and lower engine speed while tapping on
the muffler with a rubber mallet until carbon parti-
cles are purged from the muffler.
DANGER
H
A
Z
A
R
D
Running the engine without ventilation.
W
H
A
T
C
A
N
H
A
P
P
E
N
Breathing
exhaust
gas
leads
to
carbon
monoxide
poisoning,
asphyxiation,
and
death.
Exhaust
gases
contain
carbon
monoxide; a colorless, odorless, poisonous
gas.
H
O
W
T
O
A
V
O
I
D
T
H
E
H
A
Z
A
R
D
Do not start or run the engine in a closed area
such as a garage.
•
Stop the engine.
•
Install the spark arrester in place and tighten the
spark arrester bolt to the specified torque.
Tightening Torque
Spark Arrester Bolt
11 N·m (1.1 kgf·m, 97 in·lb)
Throttle Cable
There must be free play in the throttle mechanism.
Measure the distance the throttle lever moves before
the engine begins to pick up speed. Free play should
be 1
∼
4 mm (0.04
∼
0.16 in.).
A. 1
∼
4 mm (0.04
∼
0.16 in.)
Adjustment
•
Slide the rubber cover off of the adjuster at the
throttle case.
•
Loosen the locknut and turn the throttle cable up-
per adjuster to obtain the specified free play.