Ryobi RY10518 Operator's Manual - Page 34

Caution, Cleaning The Starter Unit, Adjusting The Carburetor, Warning

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MAINTENANCE n Clean the pre-filter every 5 hours of use or sooner, if required. Remove the cylinder cover, starter assembly, and the fan housing baffle for access to the pre-filter in the engine housing. NOTE: If you use an air hose for drying, blow through both sides of filter. CAUTION: Make sure the air filter is correctly placed in the air filter cover before reassembly. Never run the engine without the air filter, serious damage could result. CLEANING THE STARTER UNIT See Figure 65. Use a brush or compressed air to keep the cooling vents of the starter assembly free and clean of debris. ADJUSTING THE CARBURETOR See Figure 65 - 66. Before adjusting the carburetor: n Use a brush or compressed air to clean the starter cover vents. n Clean the air filter. Refer to Cleaning the Air Fil- ter in the Maintenance section of this manual. n Allow the engine to warm up prior to adjustment of engine idle speed. WARNING: Weather conditions and altitude may affect carburetion. Do not allow bystanders close to the chain saw while adjusting the carburetor. Idle Speed Adjustment -The idle speed adjustment controls how much the throttle valve stays open when the throttle trigger is released. To adjust: n Turn idle speed screw "T" clockwise to increase idle speed. n Turn idle speed screw "T" counterclockwise to decrease idle speed. AIR FILTER Fig. 64 STARTER COVER VENTS Fig. 65 IDLE SPEED SCREW "T" Fig. 66 WARNING: THE SAW CHAIN SHOULD NEVER TURN AT IDLE. Serious personal injury may result from the saw chain turning at idle. Page 34 - English

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Page 34 — English
Clean the pre-filter every 5 hours of use or
sooner, if required. Remove the cylinder cover,
starter assembly, and the fan housing baffle for
access to the pre-filter in the engine housing.
NOTE:
If you use an air hose for drying, blow
through both sides of filter.
CAUTION:
Make sure the air filter is correctly placed in the
air filter cover before reassembly. Never run the
engine without the air filter, serious damage
could result.
CLEANING THE STARTER UNIT
See Figure 65.
Use a brush or compressed air to keep the cool-
ing vents of the starter assembly free and clean
of debris.
ADJUSTING THE CARBURETOR
See Figure 65 - 66.
Before adjusting the carburetor:
Use a brush or compressed air to clean the
starter cover vents.
Clean the air filter. Refer to
Cleaning the Air Fil-
ter
in the
Maintenance
section of this manual.
Allow the engine to warm up prior to adjustment
of engine idle speed.
WARNING:
Weather conditions and altitude may affect
carburetion. Do not allow bystanders close to
the chain saw while adjusting the carburetor.
Idle Speed Adjustment
—The idle speed adjust-
ment controls how much the throttle valve stays
open when the throttle trigger is released. To
adjust:
Turn idle speed screw
“T”
clockwise to increase
idle speed.
Turn idle speed screw
“T”
counterclockwise to
decrease idle speed.
Fig. 66
Fig. 65
Fig. 64
AIR FILTER
STARTER COVER
VENTS
IDLE SPEED
SCREW “T”
MAINTENANCE
WARNING:
THE SAW CHAIN SHOULD NEVER TURN AT
IDLE. Serious personal injury may result from
the saw chain turning at idle.