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FIGURE
28
AIR INTAKE
HOSE
FIGURE 28A
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EVERvTI[OOJ
HOURS
1.
CLEAN
SPARK
PLUGS
A
ND RESET
GAP
Wire brush carbon deposits from
Spark Plug Electrodes and
reset gap at .025 inch. (Fig. 28). Replace Spark
Plugs if
they show signs of
foulin!l
or electrode
erosion.
2.CH
ECK BREAKER POI
NTS
Replace
Points if they are
pitted
or burned.
a. Remove Air
Intake
Hose
that connects to
Blower
Hous·
ing (Fig.
28A). This provides an access to view
Timing
Mark.
b. Remove Spark Plugs and Belt Guard and turn Engine
Pulley
(Fig.
17) clockwise by hand until
21°BTC
mark
on gear cover
aligns
with
mark
on
f lywheel.
T
urn
anoth-
er
1/
4
turn to ensure
points are fully open.
c. Remove Breaker
Box
CovP.r (Fig.
29)
by loosening
Screw
and
lift off
to
remove.
d. Replace Points,
if
necessary.
e. Using
an
Allen
Head Wrench, adjust
Set
Screw for
.021
inch between
Points.
Measure Point
Gap
with
a Flat
Feeler
Gauge. NOTE:
MAKE
SURE FEELER
GAUGE
IS
CLEAN AND FREE OF
GREASE,
OIL,
OR
DIRT.
No
other adjustment
or alignment
is
necessary.
Setting
point gap
accurately adjusts Engine
Timing.
f. Replace Breaker Box
Cover. Spark Plugs
and Cables
and Air Intake
Hose.
3.LUBRICATE
BALL JOINTS
a. Move Rubber Boots to expose Ball
Joints
on
Tie Rods
and Steering Link (Fig.
31
).
b. Coat Ball Joints with
Silicone
Spray
Lubricant.
c. Reposition Rubber Boots.
EVERY~
HOURS
1.
REPLACE
PAPER
AIR
FI LTER
ELEMENT
Refer
to page 9.
2
.
REPLACE BREAKER
POINTS
Refer to step 2,
above.
AS NEEDED
1.
REPLACE
IN-LINE FUEL
F
ILTER
If
fue
l
fi lter
is
clogged, obstructing fuel flow
to carburetor,
replacement is
required.
a. With Engine
cool, remove
and plug Fuel Line
Sections
as
removed
from
both ends of Fuel
Filter
(Fig.
30).
b.
Place
new
Fuel
Filter
in position in Fuel
Line.
BE SURE
THERE ARE
NO FUEL LINE
LEAKS
AND
THAT FUEL LINE
IS IN
PROPER
POSITION IN
HOSE
CLAMPS.
2
.
TOE-IN
ADJUSTMENT
If
any parts
in
Front Axle or Steering Mechanism are being
replaced. T ie Rod adjustment is required.
a. Loosen Jam Nuts (Fig. 31) at each end of Tie
Rod
Ad·
justment
Sleeves.
b. Adjust both Tie Rods so that Tie Rod Joints measure
from 1
0
to
1 0
- 1/8
inches
from center to
center.
c. Tighten Jam Nuts. making sure Tie
Rod
Joints
are
par·
allel (180°) to each other. This
adjustment
secures
proper Front
Wheel
Toe-in
and
steering operation.
3
.
RETENSION V-BELT
It
may be occasionally necessary
tore-tension V-belt page 7.
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