Cessna 150 Series Service Manual page 148

d. Unlock and pull mixture control full out. Check
valve lever is full forward, with valve seating inside
that mixture arm on carburetor is full closed (IDLE
airbox. Tighten clamp in this position.
CUT-OFF).
d. Pull out on the control and check that the air
e. Check that bolt and nut at the mixture arm on the
valve inside the airbox seats in the opposite direc-
carburetor secures the control wire and that the bolt
tion.
will swivel in the arm.
e. Check that bolt and nut on the air throttle lever
f. Bend control wire tip 90 degrees to prevent it
secures the control wire and that the bolt will swivel
from being withdrawn if the attaching nut should
in the lever.
become loose.
f. Bend the wire tip 90 degrees to prevent it from
g. When installing a new control assembly, it may
becoming withdrawn if the attaching nut should be-
be necessary to shorten the wire and/or control
come loose.
housing.
h. The mixture arm on the carburetor must contact
NOTE
the stops in each direction, and the control should
have approximately 1/8 inch cushion when pushed full
Refer to the inspection chart in Section 2
in (RICH).
for inspection and/or replacement inter-
val for the carburetor heat control
NOTE
11-61. STARTING SYSTEM.
Refer to the inspection chart in Section 2
for inspection and/or replacement inter-
11-62. DESCRIPTION. The automatically engaged
val for the mixture control.
starting system employs an electric starter motor
mounted at the rear of the accessory housing.
A
11-60. CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL.
starter solenoid is activated by the ignition key on
a. Loosen clamp securing the control to the bracket
the instrument panel. When the solenoid is activated,
on the airbox.
its contacts close and electrical current energizes
b.
Push control full in, then pull it out approximate-
the starter motor. Initial rotation of the starter
ly 1/8 inch from panel for cushion.
motor engages the starter through an overrunning
c. Shift the control housing in its clamp so that the
clutch in the starter adapter.
SHOP NOTES:
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