Checking The Air Filter - Yamaha PZ50RTZ Owner's Manual

1. Throttle lever pivot
2. Engine stop switch housing
3. Throttle lever
The T.O.R.S. will be activated and the
engine speed will be limited to less than
the clutch engagement speed. (See page
81 for the clutch engagement speed.)
WARNING! If the engine speed does
not decrease to less than the clutch
engagement speed, stop the engine
by turning the main switch to the off
position and consult a Yamaha dealer.
Operating the snowmobile with a mal-
functioning T.O.R.S. could result in
loss of control.
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Checking the air filter

Check that there is no snow under the air filter
element frame after each ride. In addition,
snow may need to be cleaned during a ride
depending on the riding conditions.
Periodic maintenance and adjustment
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1. Remove the front cover (PZ50RT /
PZ50GT / PZ50MT) or open the shroud
(PZ50VT), and then remove the air filter
case cover. (See page 48 for removal
procedures.)
2. Unhook the air filter element frame fas-
teners.
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1. Air filter element frame fastener
3. Lift up the air filter element frame and
check the air filter element. If there is any
snow on the air filter element, remove the
element and brush off the snow, and then
install the air filter element.
4. Place the air filter element frame in the
original position, and then hook the fas-
teners onto the frame.
5. Install the air filter case cover, and then
install the front
PZ50GT / PZ50MT) or close the shroud
(PZ50VT).
cover (PZ50RT /
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