6E. 52 1973 OPEL SERVICE MANUAL
Figure 6E-15 Adjusting Accelerator Cable
Depress accelerator pedal until pedal lever touches
floor mat. The carburetor throttle valve must now be
completely opened.
MAJOR REPAIR
REMOVE AND INSTALL CARBURETOR
1. Remove air cleaner.
2. Remove fuel and vacuum hoses from carburetor
fittings.
3. Remove choke wire.
Figure 6E-16
Bowden
Control Wire Adjuster and
Segmental Disc
4. Disconnect throttle linkage by removing lock pin
and unsnapping ball socket from ball on end of throt-
tle shaft.
5. Remove carburetor by removing four nuts and
lockwashers.
Install in reverse order, noting the following:
1. Prior to carburetor insta!lation, place a new gasket
on intake manifold.
2. Make certain that all nuts and screws on the car-
buretor are securely tightened.
3. Make sure that choke housing is set on index and
that choke valve is nearly closed at room tempera-
ture. See Figure
6E-17.
Make sure choke valve is free
in all positions.
Figure
LiE-17
Choke Housing Set on
Index