Adjusting The Carburetor - Yamaha XT600E 2000 Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
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8 Make sure that the air filter ele-
ment is properly seated in the
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air filter case.
8 The engine should never be
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operated without the air filter
element installed, otherwise
the piston(s) and/or cylinder(s)
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may become
worn.
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5. Install the air filter case cover by
installing the screws.
6. Install the panel.

Adjusting the carburetor

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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
necessary professional knowledge
and experience.
described in the following section,
however, may be serviced by the
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owner as part of routine mainte-
nance.
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The carburetor has been set and
extensively tested at the Yamaha
factory. Changing these settings
without sufficient technical knowl-
edge may result in poor perfor-
excessively
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 adjustment
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NOTE:
The engine is warm when it quickly
responds to the throttle.
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1. Start the engine and warm it up
for several minutes
1,000–2,000 r/min while occa-
sionally revving it to 4,000–5,000
r/min.
2. Check the engine idling speed
and, if necessary, adjust it to
specification by turning the throt-
tle stop screw.
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