Adjusting The Carburetor; Adjusting The Engine Idling Speed - Yamaha Road Star XV1600A 2000 Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR

Adjusting the carburetor

The carburetor is an important part of
the engine and requires very sophisti-
cated adjustment. Therefore, most car-
buretor adjustments should be left to a
Yamaha dealer, who has the neces-
sary professional knowledge and expe-
rience. The adjustment described in
the following section, however, may be
serviced by the owner as part of routine
maintenance.
CAUTION:
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The carburetor has been set and ex-
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tensively tested at the Yamaha fac-
tory. Changing
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 lubrication
chart.
NOTE:
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A diagnostic tachometer is needed to
make this adjustment.
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1. Attach the tachometer to the spark
plug lead.
these settings
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1. Throttle stop screw
2. Start the engine and warm it up for
NOTE:
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The engine is warm when it quickly re-
sponds to the throttle.
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3. Check the engine idling speed
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several minutes at
2,000 r/min while occasionally rev-
ving it to 3,500–4,000 r/min.
and, if necessary, adjust it to spec-
ification by turning the throttle stop
screw. To increase the engine
idling speed, turn the screw in di-
rection a. To decrease the engine
idling speed, turn the screw in di-
rection b.
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