Service Manual

CARBURETOR
Removal
- Carburetor
1. Drain and remove the fuel tank; refer to Fuel
System page 8. The fuel tank is held in place
with two screws and is removed by pulling it
straight up. Drain the carburetor fuel bowl
and disconnect the fuel hose from the
carburetor. See Fig.
3-1.
Figure 3-1
2. Remove the single screw retaining the air
cleaner and dipstick tube and the two nuts
retaining the air cleaner to the carburetor.
See Fig.
3-2. Pull the air cleaner away from
the carburetor. Remove the breather hose
from the fitting on the air cleaner.
Figure 3-2
3. Lift the choke rod off the Carburetor. The
rod has a
90" bend as it is held in place by
the body of the air cleaner. See Fig. 3-3.
Please note the position of the gasket
between the air cleaner and carburetor. The
raised rib on the metal gasket should face
the air cleaner.
4. The carburetor may be pulled off the studs.
There is enough travel in the throttle control
rod
to allow it to be unhooked after the
carburetor has been removed.
Figure 3-3
5. The bowl of the carburetor may be removed
by unscrewing the retaining nut on the
bottom of the bowl. See Fig. 3-4. The float
and spacer (that limits float drop) are visible
in this photograph.
Figure 3-4
6. The standard main jet is a #82.5 and is
equipped with a spacer/washer. The float
and inlet needle may be removed by pulling
out the float hinge pin. See Fig. 3-5. Please
note: one end
of the hinge pin is flattened
slightly. The pin must be removed from this
end.
INLET NEEDLE
Figure 3-5