Installing Carburetor; Adjusting Carburetors - Arctic Cat 1987 AFS El Tigre Service Manual

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11. Thread the plunge r cap onto the choke cable.
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Place the spring over the cab le end and com-
press. Pos ition the cable end into the starter
plunger and release the spring.
Installing Carburetor
1. Place the carburetor into position in the
flange and air silencer; then tighten the
flange c lamp making sure the carburetor is
level and correctly positioned in the align-
ment notch of the flange.
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NOTE: Slide the carburetor into the boot;
then slide the carburetor into the flange.
2. Connect the fue l hose to the carburetor inlet
fitting.
3. Thread the brass choke-cable housing into
the carburetor mak ing sure the washer is pro-
perly positioned and secure.
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4. Place the m ixing body top into posit ion mak-
ing sure the full -length groove in the piston
valve is ali gned with the pin in the mixing
chamber bore; then secure the mixing body
top.
Fig. 3·30
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5. Secure the mixing body top by tighten in g the
screw and lock washer making sure the
mixing-body-top plate is properly positioned.
6. Adjust carburetors.
Adjusting Carburetors
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CAUTION
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The air-intake silencer and boots must be in posi-
tion whenever the engine is run. If the silencer is
removed and the engine is run, a lean condition
will result. Therefore, DO NOT run the engine
when the air-intake silencer is removed.
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