Sec. 6M
P age 31
FUEL SYSTEM—GASOLINE ENGINES
Figure 2 3 —Typ ica l Use of B e n d in g Tool To Set Float Level
B ending Tool
Finger H o ld in g
Tab V e rtic a l
B E N D IN G LEVER TO LOW ER SETTING
REPLACING PLASTIC LIMITER
CAPS ON IDLE MIXTURE SCREWS
IMPORTANT: P la stic lim ite r caps a re in s ta ll
ed on the idle m ixture sc r e w s (se e fig. 20) of Bendix
S trom berg carb u retors to prevent unauthorized
adjustm ent. T h ese p la stic caps are not to be r e
m oved u n le ss made n e c e ssa r y by so m e m ajor
carburetor repair or replacem ent which a ffects
the id le m ixture sc r e w adjustm ent.
sim p ly in se r t tip s of sc r ew d riv er b lad es behind
p la stic cap, as shown.
CAU TIO N : It is most important to
use equal pressure on both screw d rive rs
when prying off the plastic caps, to p re
vent the idle mixture screw (s) from being
bent. If idle m ixture screw is bent during
removal of plastic cap, the screw must
be replaced.
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B E N D IN G LEVER TO RAISE SETTING
B ending Tool
REMOVING PLASTIC LIMITER CAPS
(R efer to F ig. 24)
1. With the aid of two standard sc r e w d r iv e r s,
2.
R em ove p la stic cap from each id le m ixture
sc r e w .
INSTALLING PLASTIC LIMITER CAPS
NOTE: The carburetor m ust be in sta lled on
the engine and p rop erly adjusted p r io r to in s ta ll
ation of the p la stic cap s.
1. Thoroughly w arm up the engine. B e su re
choke is open.
2. Check dwell reading and adjust, if n e c e s
s a r y . D w ell reading on V6 engines should be 31 to
34 d e g r e e s.
3. Adjust ignition tim ing with vacuum advance
h ose disconnected and plugged to 7^°BTDC. R e
connect vacuum advance h o se.
4. Engine idle sp eed should be adjusted to 650
rpm by perform ing the following:
a.
R eferrin g to figu re 21, p lace a M-inch open
end w rench on diaphragm exten sion of vacuum id le
stop to prevent its rotation w hile adjusting plunger.
Figure 2 4 —Rem oving Plastic Lim iter C a p s
(B en dix-Strom berg Carburetor)
CA U TIO N : U N D ER NO CO N D ITIO N
SH O U LD T H E D IAPH RAGM E X T E N S IO N
B E A LLO W E D TO R O T A T E OR IN T E R N
A L DAM AGE W IL L R E S U L T TO VACUUM
ID L E STO P UNIT.
