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Carburetor: Service and Repair



Concealment Plug






1. Remove air cleaner.
2. Disconnect the vacuum hose to the fast idle unloader.
3. Pull the throttle cable out of its bracket.
4. Remove the carburetor nuts and the bolt securing the steel tubing vacuum manifold.




5. Lift the carburetor clear of its studs, then tilt it backwards so you can remove the idle controller bracket screws.
6. Remove the idle controller bracket.




7. Remove the mixture adjusting screw hole cap, then reinstall the idle controller bracket.
8. Reinstall the carburetor.
9. Reconnect the vacuum hose to the fast idle unloader.
10. Reinstall the air cleaner.