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TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR
ENGINE THROTTLE ADJUSTMENT TEST (continued)
FIGURE F.9 – LOW IDLE ADJUSTMENT
SPEED
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
IDLER
ROD
LOCKING
NUT
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Adjust Low Idle
a.Make sure there is no load on the machine.
b.Set the Idler switch to AUTO and wait for the engine to change to low idle speed.
c.Check the alignment of the idler rod so that the plunger can move freely.
d.Using the 7/16” wrench, loosen the idler rod locking nut. This is located on the idler rod between the carburetor ball joint and the idler solenoid. See Figure F.9.
e.Adjust the idler rod stickout from the ball joint to set the low idle speed to the bottom of the range (1000 RPM). The flattened por- tion of the idler rod must be vertical. This ensures free pivoting of the idler rod in the idler solenoid plunger. To achieve this, turn the idler rod into the ball joint (no more than
f.Tighten the locking nut to the ball joint. The low idle RPM should now be slightly less than the bottom value of the range.
g.Using the speed adjustment screw on the carburetor, set the low RPM to within the range (1000 - 1050 RPM). See Figure F.9.