Carburetor Installation; Pilot Screw Adjustment - Honda VT600C Shadow VLX Service Manual

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CARB U RETOR I NSTALLATION
I nstall t h e carburetors onto the cylinder heads a n d tighten the
insulator bands securely.
I nstal l the following parts
- air cleaner chamber
- air cleaner housing
- fuel tank
- throttle cables
Adjust as follows:
- pilot screw ( page 4- 1 51
- carburetor synchronization ( page 3 - 1 0 ) .
- throttle grip free play ( page 3-6 )
- carburetor idle speed ( page 3- 1 1 )
- carburetor choke ( page 3-7 ) 0
P I LOT SCR EW ADJ USTM ENT
I D L E D R O P P R O C E D U R E ( U . S . A . O N L Y l
NOTE
The pilot screws are factory p re-set and no adjustment is
necessary u nless the pilot screws are replaced .
Use a tachometer with graduations of 50 rpm or smaller
that will accurately indicate a 50 rpm change .
1 . Remove the pilot screw plugs ( page
2
Turn each pilot screw clockwise until it seats lightly and
o
back it out to the specification give n .
CAUTION
Damage to the pilot screw seat will occur if the pilot screw is
tightened against the seat.
This is an initial setting prior to the final pilot screw adjust­
ment.
turns out
I NITIAL OPENI N G : 1 - 1 /4
3 . Warm u p the engine to operating temperature .
Stop and go driving for 1 0 minutes is sufficient.
4 . Attach a tachometer according to the manufacturer ' s in­
structions .
5 0 Adjust the idle speed to the specified rpm with the throttle
sto p screw .
1 , 200 ± 1 00rpm
I D LE S P E E D :
6
Turn each pilot screw 1 /2 turn out from the initial setting .
0
7 . If the engine speed increase by 5 0 rpm o r more , turn each
pilot screw out by successive 1 /2 turn increments u ntil
engine speed does not increase 0
8
Adjust the idle speed with the throttle stop screw .
0
9 . Turn the rear cylinder carburetor pilot screw i n until the
engine speed drops 50 rpm .
1 0 . Turn the rear cylinder carburetor pilot screw 1 turn out
from the position obtained in step 9
Adjust the idle speed with the throttle stop screw.
1 1
0
1 2
Perform steps 9, 1 0 and 1 1 for the front cylinder carbu­
o
retor pilot screw
0
1 3 0 Drive new pilot screw plugs i nto the pilot screw bores
with a 7 mm valve guide driver (P/N 07 942 - 8230000 ) .
W h e n fully seated the plug surfaces w i l l b e recessed 1
m m .
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4-8)
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FUEL SYSTEM
( 1 I PLUG
4- 1 5

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