OptsyEagle
Lieutenant
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2006
- Messages
- 1,361
When slowing down the motor, I don't know how much the cam moves where the roller comes off the cam but I think there is at least some movement where the roller does not touch the cam when slowing down. That motor should have a idle stop knob on it as well, at the end of the tiller, after the handle grip and just before the red shut off button. You can adjust that and what it does is stops the grip from turning so that you don't accidently remove so much throttle fuel that the motor stalls. When running it gives you the ability to quickly go full out and quickly full back down again and the motor will just take off and slow down, but most importantly, stay running.
To set this, idealy you would start the motor and then reduce the throttle until it comes to its stop. If the motor dies you want to adjust that knob a little more so that it doesn't die. I can't remember which way is which. If the motor stays running when you reduce the idle to where the grip stops, then adjust that knob the other way and you should be able to turn the grip a little more to the slow and observe the motor reducing its idle revs. Find where your motor idles the lowest, but still idles well and does not stall, and that is probably the best setting for that idle stop knob.
If that is done correctly you might find that what is happening is that your roller is now moving a little more away from touching the cam. I don't know for sure but give that a look, since I am not sure how it could not be doing that.
To set this, idealy you would start the motor and then reduce the throttle until it comes to its stop. If the motor dies you want to adjust that knob a little more so that it doesn't die. I can't remember which way is which. If the motor stays running when you reduce the idle to where the grip stops, then adjust that knob the other way and you should be able to turn the grip a little more to the slow and observe the motor reducing its idle revs. Find where your motor idles the lowest, but still idles well and does not stall, and that is probably the best setting for that idle stop knob.
If that is done correctly you might find that what is happening is that your roller is now moving a little more away from touching the cam. I don't know for sure but give that a look, since I am not sure how it could not be doing that.
