Idle speed

[Gerry]

Can someone tell me how to adjust the idle speed or tell me where in the manuals it is? Did a search here with no luck.
Thanks,

[52PLOWERWAGON]

there is a screw on the carb where the throttle linkage is connected

[Gerry]

Thanks but I dont know how to read the RPM and what is the setting?

[isaac_alaska]

you can use an inductive tachometer, powered by a separate 12V battery, and replace one of the wires with a standard non-shielded wire, or use a spare wire or one with damaged shieding and pull the shield off in a section so you can access the core. inductive tach won't pick up the signal on a shielded cable.

you can also use a tach/dwell meter and read it right off the coil by pulling the big cover nut on the distributor housing and running your lead to there. you could also use a strobe on the fan, or a light sensing pickup on a fan blade.

but really what i do is just turn it down till it won't idle smooth and then turn it up just a hair

[Gerry]

Thanks Issac do you happen to know the correct rpm?

[T. Highway]

Hi Gerry,

Idle speed of 600 - 650 works nicely.

If you have a vacuum gauge available it would be a good time to adjust your idle mixture screw for maximum vacuum, since your adjusting your idle speed.

Bert

[Gerry]

Thanks,