Makita EB5300TH Instruction Manual page 18

4. To close the plug cover, make a half turn of it, and
press around the dented part.
► 1. Plug cover
Cleaning the fuel filter
CAUTION:
Make sure there is no damage
on the fuel tank. If there are any damage on the fuel
tank, ask authorized service center immediately for
repair.
NOTICE:
Clean the fuel filter regularly. Clogged
fuel filter may cause difficulty of start-up or failure of
engine speed increase.
Check the fuel filter regularly as follows:
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► 1. Fuel tank cap 2. Fuel filter 3. Hose clamp
1. Remove the fuel tank cap, drain the fuel to empty
the tank. Check the tank inside for any foreign materi-
als. If any, wipe clean such materials.
2. Pull out the fuel filter with wire through the fuel
filling port.
3. If the fuel filter surface is contaminated, clean it
with gasoline.
NOTICE:
Follow the method specified by each
local authority for disposing the gasoline used for
cleaning the fuel filter.
NOTICE:
Replace the fuel filter if it is exces-
sively contaminated.
4. After checking, cleaning or replacing, insert the
fuel filter into the fuel pipe and fix it with the hose clamp.
Reset the fuel filter in the fuel tank and tighten firmly the
fuel tank cap.
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Adjustment of idling speed
CAUTION:
The carburetor is factory
adjusted. Never adjust other than idling speed. For
other adjustments, ask your authorized service center.
Appropriate low-speed rotation is 2,800 min
If it is necessary to change the rotation speed, adjust
the idle speed with a Phillips screwdriver.
If the engine stops or runs unsteadily at idle, turn
the adjusting screw to the right, and the idling speed
increases. If the machine blows too strong at idle, turn the
adjusting screw to the left, and the idling speed drops.
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► 1. Idling adjusting screw
Checking throttle valve
If the control cable is bent or caught, the throttle valve
does not contact with the idle adjusting screw, and it pre-
vents the engine from proper idling. In such a case, repo-
sition the control cable to ensure proper valve movement.
► 1. Throttle valve 2. Idling adjusting screw 3. Control
cable 4. Throttle valve stopper
If the throttle valve does not touch the throttle valve
stopper even you pull the throttle trigger fully or if the
throttle valve does not touch the idling adjusting screw
while idling, turn the cable adjusting bolt as follows:
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(rpm).
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