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Assembly
Ground Wire
Terminal
Ground
Wire
Assemble and Adjust
the Throttle Cable.
1. Insert the throttle-cable housing into the
notch on the fan cover, and clamp the
ground wire teminal between the fan
cover and the outer cable adjuster nut.
See Figure 13.
2. Tighten the two throttle cable adjuster
nuts.
IMPORTANT!
Adjust and tighten the cable nuts to allow
approximately 1/4-inch freeplay at the
throttle trigger.
3. Using
fi
nger pressure only, connect the
black ignition wire from the cable tube
to the red ignition wire on the power-
head. Wire routing must be as shown
in the illustration with the black wire
located away from the throttle cable
and carburetor linkage.
CAUTION!
Routing of wiring must not interfere with
throttle operation.
Figure 13
Reinstall the Spark
Plug Cap
Black Ignition
Wire
Red Wire
Cable Adjuster
Nuts
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Assembly
Throttle Linkage and Ignition Leads
Remove the Cylinder Cover.
1. Remove the cap from the spark plug.
2. Loosen the black cylinder cover knob
(about a dozen full turns are required),
and then lift off the cylinder cover.
NOTE:
If the cover binds on the muffl er outlet
tube, pull gently on the corner of the cover
as shown (see inset).
Connect the Throttle Cable.
1. Route the ribbed cable over the tube
clamp to the top left side of the engine.
2. Install the black wire between the two
cable adjuster nuts as shown.
See Figure 11.
3. Connect the S-shaped end of the
throttle cable to the throttle lever on top
of the carburetor. See Figure 12.
Install the black wire
between the two cable
adjuster nuts.
Connect the
throttle cable
Ignition
Ground
Lead
Cable Adjuster
Nut
Figure 11
Figure 12
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Loosen the
cylinder cover
knob and
disconnect the
spark plug cap
Lift the corner of
the cover
Figure 10
4. Reinstall the engine cover and tighten
the captive engine cover screw.
5. Reinstall the spark plug boot.