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Old 04-13-02, 11:12 AM
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what the bleep is this plastic piece?
found this plastic piece lying in the trough on top of the engine under the carb. i was wondering what it is and is it important.
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It's the cap to the idle mixture screw. It's supposed to prevent your normal schmoo on the street from messing with that screw for Federal emissions purposes. Not vital...
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haha, i twisted the idle mixture screw completely out because i thought i was removing the plastic cap. oops.
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Yeah thats a MAS cap as they call it, anti tamper for the carbs mixture
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