MTD 61 series, Shop Manual

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61, 65 and 70 Series Vertical Shaft Engines
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2d. Rotate the throttle arm until it meets the idle
speed screw, then pivot the carburetor slightly
to disengage the 90 degree bend at the end of
the governor rod. See Figure 3.14.
2e. Pivot the carburetor to disengage the Z-fitting
on the end of the choke rod. See Figure 3.15.
2f. Unhook the stabilizer spring that takes-up the
play between the governor arm, the governor
rod, and the throttle arm on the carburetor.
NOTE: The carburetors are not inter-changeable
from one engine model to another. To help
prevent carburetor mix-ups, the carburetor
calibration number is stamped on the carbu-
retor by the fuel nipple. Calibration numbers
are similar or the same as the engine num-
ber. See Figure 3.16.
Figure 3.14
Throttle arm
Governor rod
Figure 3.15
Choke rod
Choke arm
Figure 3.16
Carburetor calibration number