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Cleaning & Inspection


1. Clean components with suitable solvent and blow dry with compressed air noting the following:
a. Do not immerse accelerator pump, vacuum diaphragms, composition float, electrical components (including mixture solenoid) or plastic bushings in solvent as they will be damaged.
b. Do not pass drills or wires through calibrated orifices as they will be damaged.
c. Ensure that all solvent and foreign material is removed from carburetor passages and that sealing surfaces are free from old gasket material.
2. Inspect components and replace any that are damaged, distorted or excessively worn.
3. Check choke and throttle shafts for looseness and free operation, and repair or replace as needed.
4. Inspect idle mixture needle and replace if damaged or grooved.
5. Inspect float and replace if damaged or saturated with fuel.
6. Inspect accelerator pump and vacuum diaphragms, and replace if damaged or hardened.