Adjusting The Carburetor; Adjusting The Engine Idling Speed - Yamaha MIO AL115S Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT

Adjusting the carburetor

The carburetor is an important part of
the engine and requires very sophisti-
cated adjustment. Therefore, most
carburetor adjustments should be left
to a Yamaha dealer, who has the nec-
essary professional knowledge and
experience. The adjustment described
in the following section, however, may
be serviced by the owner as part of
routine maintenance.
NOTICE
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The carburetor has been set and
extensively tested at the Yamaha
factory. Changing these settings
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without sufficient technical knowl-
edge may result in poor perfor-
mance of or damage to the engine.
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Adjusting the engine idling
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.
The engine should be warm before
making this adjustment.
TIP
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● The engine is warm when it quick-
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ly responds to the throttle.
● A diagnostic tachometer is need-
ed to make this adjustment.
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1. Open the seat. (See page 4-8 for
seat opening and closing proce-
dures.)
2. Remove panel A. (See page 7-7
for panel removal and installation
procedures.)
3. Attach the tachometer to the
spark plug lead.
4. Check the engine idling speed
and, if necessary, adjust it to
specification as follows.
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sert a Phillips screwdriver into the
throttle stop screw hole.
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1. Rubber cap
6. To increase the engine idling
speed, turn the screw in direction
(a). To decrease the engine idling
speed, turn the screw in direction
(b).