Adjusting The Engine Idling Speed - Yamaha XT500E Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
Adjusting the engine idling
speed
Engi n e i d l i n g 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.
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.
NOTE:
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The engine is warm when it quickly
responds to the throttle.
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b
1. Throttle stop screw
2. Check the engine idling speed
and, if necessary, adjust it to
specification by turning the throt-
tle stop screw. To increase the
engine idling speed, turn the
screw in
decrease
speed, turn the screw in direction
b.
Engine idling speed:
1,200–1,400 r/min
(Except for CH)
1,300–1,400 r/min
(For CH)
NOTE:
If the specified idling speed cannot
be obtained as described above,
have a Yamaha dealer make the
a
adjustment.
1
a.
direction To
the engine idling
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