Adjusting The Carburetor; Adjusting The Engine Idling Speed - Yamaha DT125R Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
Recommended oil:
2-stroke engine oil
7. Pull the sponge material over the
frame.
8. Install the air filter element onto
the guide, and then tighten the
wing nut.
9. Insert the air filter element into
the case.
10. Install the air filter case cover by
installing the screws.
11. Install the panel.
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8 Make sure that the air filter ele-
ment is properly seated in the
air filter case.
8 The engine should never be
operated without the air filter
element installed, otherwise
the piston and/or cylinder may
become excessively worn.

Adjusting the carburetor

The carburetor is an important part of
the engine and requires very sophisti-
cated adjustment. Therefore, most
carburetor adjustments should be left
to a Yamaha dealer, who has the
necessary professional knowledge
and experience.
described in the following section,
however, may be serviced by the
owner as part of routine mainte-
nance.
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The carburetor has been set and
extensively tested at the Yamaha
factory. Changing these settings
without sufficient technical knowl-
edge may result in poor perfor-
mance of or damage to the engine.
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Adjusting the engine idling
speed
The engine idling speed must be
checked and, if necessary, adjusted
as follows at the intervals specified in
the periodic maintenance and lubrica-
tion chart.
The adjustment
NOTE:
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The engine is warm when it quickly
responds to the throttle.
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1. Start the engine and warm it up
for several minutes at 1,000–
2,000 r/min while occasionally
revving it to 4,000–5,000 r/min.
2. Check the engine idling speed
and, if necessary, adjust it to
specification by turning the throt-
tle stop screw.
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