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OWNER’S MANUAL
Throttle Pedal Play Inspection
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Put the gear shift level in the Park position.
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Start the engine.
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Measure the distance the throttle pedal moves before
the engine begins to pick up speed. Free play should be
around 0.5 inches.
Adjusting slack or play in the gas pedal
Accessible under the hood, against the firewall, the throttle
cable on the gas and diesel
machines can be adjusted on the
engine side and the foot pedal side.
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Adjust the two jam nuts on the
cable conduit (A).
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The full throttle stop and the idle
stop for the pedal are adjusted
by the 5/16˝ bolts in the mount
assembly (B).
Kohler 1000 Diesel
Adjusting the Throttle Pedal Play
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Remove the seat.
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On top of the engine under the roll cage support
bar, locate the adjustment screws as seen in the
picture below.
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Tighten or loosen bolt A to adjust slack in throttle
cable.
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Tighten or loosen bolt B to adjust idle RPM’s.
Notice:
Be sure that engine RPM’s at idle is maintained at
the factory setting of around 1,100.
Kohler 1000 Diesel Engine pictured