Pilot Screw Adjustment; Idle Drop Procedure; Fuel Tank - Honda Gold Wing GL1200D Shop Manual

FUEL SYSTEM
PILOT SCREW ADJUSTMENT
IDLE DROP PROCEDURE
NOTE-
Use a tachometer with graduations of 50 rpm
or smaller that will accurately indicate a 50
rpm change.
1. Turn each pilot screw clockwise until it seats
lightly and back it out to the specification given.
This an initial setting prior to the final pi tot
screw adjustment.
INITIAL OPENING: 3-1/2 turns out
CAUTION:
Damage to the pilof screw seat will occur if
tile pilot screw is tightened against the seat.
~HONDA
~GL1200D'GL1200A
PI LOT SCREW
2. Warm up the engine to operating temperature.
Stop and go driving for 10 minutes is sufficient.
3. Attach a tachometer according to the manufac·
turer's instructions.
4. Adjust the idle speed with the throttle stop
screw.
5. Turn each pilot screw 1/2 turn out from the
initial setting.
6. If the engine speed increases by 50 rpm or more,
turn each pilot screw out by a continual 1/2 tum
until engine speed drops by 50 rpm or less.
7. Adjust the idle speed with the throttle stop
screw.
8. Turn the No.1 carburetor pilot screw in until the
engine speed drops 50 rpm.
9. Turn the NO.1 carburetor pilot screw 1 tum out
from the position obtained in step 8.
10. Adjust the idle speed with the throttle stop
screw.
11. Perform steps 8, 9 and 10 for the No.2. No.3
and No.4 carburetor pilot screws.
FUEL TANK
REMOVAL
Remove the seat and top compartment (section 20).
Remove the rear fender and rear shock absorbers.
(page 13·13).
Remove the rear wheel (page 12·9).
Disconnect the overflow tube from the overflow
tray.
Remove the cross plate from the frame.
Disconnect the fuel gauge sensor and ground termi-
nals from the sensor.
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OVERFLOW
TRAY
OVERFLOW TUBE
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR
AND GROUND TERMINAL
CROSS PLATE