GASOLINEVEHICLE-FUELSYSTEMEngineControlLinkages
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ENGINERPMADJUSTMENT
DANGER
•Donotoperategasolinevehicleinanenclosedareawithoutproperventilation.Theengineproduces
carbonmonoxide,whichisanodorless,deadlypoison.
1.Ifgovernorisadjusted,proceedtostep2;otherwise,adjustgovernor.SeeGovernorCableInstallationand
Adjustmentonpage21-9.
2.Connectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).
SeeConnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
3.Measurevehiclegroundspeed.SeeHowtoMeasureGroundSpeedonpage21-12.
4.ComparemeasuredgroundspeedwithforwardgroundspeedspeciedinSection2–VehicleSpecications.
5.Ifadjustmentisnecessary,usethefollowingprocedures:
5.1.ToreduceRPM,adjustthetwojamnuts(9)tomovetheacceleratorcablehousingtowardtherearof
thevehicleuntilspeciedgroundspeedisreached(Figure5-4,Page5-5).SeeSection2–Vehicle
Specications.
5.2.ToincreaseRPM,adjustthetwojamnutstomovetheacceleratorcablehousingforwarduntilspecied
groundspeedisreached.
5.3.Besurebothjamnutsarelockedagainsttheunderbodyandcheckgroundspeedagain.Ifgroundspeed
needstobeadjusted,repeatpreviousstep.SeefollowingNOTE.
NOTE:Ifmoreadjustmentisrequiredthanthecablehousingwillallow,makesurethespringttingontheotherend
oftheacceleratorcableisproperlyinstalled.Excessivedrivebeltandclutchwearcanalsopreventproper
groundspeedadjustment.Checkthemforexcessivewear.Section23—GasolineVehicle-Clutches
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