Adjusting The Engine Idling Speed - Yamaha PW50 2016 Owner's Manual

Periodic maintenance and adjustment
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.
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A diagnostic tachometer is needed to
make this adjustment.
1. Attach the tachometer to the
spark plug lead.
2. Start the engine and warm it up for
several minutes at 1000–2000
r/min while occasionally revving it
to 4000–5000 r/min.
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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
and, if necessary, adjust it to
specification by turning the throt-
tle stop screw. To increase the en-
gine idling speed, turn the screw in
direction (a). To decrease the en-
gine idling speed, turn the screw in
direction (b).
(b)
1. Throttle stop screw
(a)
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Engine idling speed:
1650–1750 r/min
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If the specified idling speed cannot be
obtained as described above, have a
Yamaha dealer make the adjustment.
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