Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          15 - 50 minutes

Sections

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  • Needle and Seat
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Step 1

              Needle and Seat
  • Put your vehicle in park and turn it off.

Put your vehicle in park and turn it off.

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Step 2

  • Open hood of your vehicle and locate the air filter.

Open hood of your vehicle and locate the air filter.

Step 3

  • Remove screw attached to air filter assembly. Remove air filter unit.

Remove screw attached to air filter assembly. Remove air filter unit.

Step 4

  • Locate the needle and seat screw.

Locate the needle and seat screw.

Step 5

  • Use 3/8 wrench to hold the bolt in place. Now use the flat head screw driver to unscrew the screw.
  • Twist counterclockwise with flathead screwdriver.

Use 3/8 wrench to hold the bolt in place. Now use the flat head screw driver to unscrew the screw.

Twist counterclockwise with flathead screwdriver.

Step 6

  • Remove screw and set it to the side.

Remove screw and set it to the side.

Step 7

  • Use 3/8 wrench to remove nut.

Use 3/8 wrench to remove nut.

Step 8

  • Use the 7/16 wrench and twist the needle and seat counterclockwise.

Use the 7/16 wrench and twist the needle and seat counterclockwise.

Step 9

  • Pull out the needle and seat.

Pull out the needle and seat.

Step 10

  • Insert your new needle and seat. Twist clockwise until about half the threads are in the carburetor.

Insert your new needle and seat. Twist clockwise until about half the threads are in the carburetor.

Step 11

  • To reassemble, go in reverse order from step 10.
  • To replace screws that were removed, twist clockwise until the screws have a tight hold.

To reassemble, go in reverse order from step 10.

To replace screws that were removed, twist clockwise until the screws have a tight hold.

Step 12

  • Once everything is reassembled, turn on the car.
  • If the car is making a high pitched idling noise, you may need to adjust needle and seat tighten (clockwise) to reduce rpm and loosen (counterclockwise) to increase.

Once everything is reassembled, turn on the car.

If the car is making a high pitched idling noise, you may need to adjust needle and seat tighten (clockwise) to reduce rpm and loosen (counterclockwise) to increase.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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