Making Preliminary Checks; Filling Fuel Tank; Checking Transmission Oil Level; Checking For Loose Nuts And Bolts - Yamaha JT1 Series Assembly Manual

Section IV - Making Preliminary Checks
A. Filling the Fuel Tank
If the cover at the right
side of the engine is in-
stalled . remove it.
2 Turn the fuel petcock lever
to "R" .
3 Squeeze the wire and
disconnect the fuel line at
the carburetor. Allow any
gas or impurities to drain.
Reinstall the line.
4 . Turn the fuel petcock lever
to
''S'' .
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5. Fill the tank with a good
grade of fresh regular gas-
oline. preferably low- lead.
The tank holds 1.1 US
gallons (4. 15 liters).
8. Checking Trans-
mission Oil Level
1. Remove the dipstick and
check that there is oil on
it. The actual oil level is
unimportant. since it can
only be accurately checked
after the engine is warm.
2 . If there is not oil at all on
the dipstick. fill the trans-
mission with break-in oil.
The transmIssIon holds
0 .64 US quart (0.6 liter).
Note
Refer to SERVICE NEWS
BULLETIN
#
169 for
more information on add-
ing transmission oil.
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C. Checking for Loose
Nuts and Bolts
Check all fitt ings for t ight-
ness. Pay particular atten-
tion to the following :
1 .
Front fork nuts
2 .
Fender mounting bolts
3 .
Front axle nut
4 .
Carburetor clamp screw
(behind rubber plug)
5.
All { air c l eane r) securing
screws
6 .
Headlight switch screw
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