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Idle Adjustment Procedures

  1. Set parking brake. Place transaxle in Park or Neutral. Turn all accessories off. Connect tachometer to engine. Ensure engine is warmed to normal operating temperature.
  2. Start engine, and raise speed to 2500 RPM for 30 seconds. Allow engine to return to idle speed. Ensure cooling fan is not running. Check and adjust base timing if necessary.
  3. If idle speed is not correct, locate idle speed adjustment screw on IAC BPA valve. See Fig 1 . Turn idle adjustment screw to adjust idle speed to specification. See IDLE SPEED SPECIFICATIONS  table.
Fig 1: Adjusting Engine Idle Speed
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