Faaargo
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Why is it called the “LA” screw? It’s bugging me. Is it an abbreviation that makes sense?
LA screw on a carburetor
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low speed air adjustment for idle.
I think that sounds right.
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Faaargo
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So Low speed Air adjustment?
Sounds good to me. I'm no expert. I just googled it and that's what I came up with.
The more I think about, most of the saws I have owned have the idle marked with a T. I'm thinking only stihls are marked LA. But like I said, no expert.
Should be a “t” for throttle but LA is the most common and not at all accurate to call it an air adjustment
I call it the mechanical idle adjustment. That's pretty self-explanatory.
LA is german for Leerlauf Anschlag meaning idle stop…
Why isn't it accurate, don't the screw open the butterfly up more to let more air in? I know it's a bit confusing.
That's what the translator says.
Some larger float bowl carbs have an air screw to adjust the idle mixture, as opposed to a fuel screw on most current chainsaws. Calling it a Low Air adjustment only adds confusion because of that.
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Funny language are.
Leerlauf Anschlag = Idle Stop
but singly, according to online translators
Leerlauf = idling
Anschlag = attack
Either way, the effect is the same I guess.
Leerlauf Anschlag = Idle Stop
but singly, according to online translators
Leerlauf = idling
Anschlag = attack
Either way, the effect is the same I guess.
Its on page 6 of your manual.......
Don't fiddle with stuff you are clueless about....Every Grandpa.
Very close....
"Leerlauf" literally means "empty run", thus "idle" in English.
"Anschlag" has more than one meaning - the first you've noted (an "attack"), but it's not the right one for this application.... the literal meaning is "hit on", or as we would say "stop against", or just "stop"....
There you have it! An overly long lesson in etymology courtery of the Germans....
"Leerlauf Anschlag" = "Idle Stop" = "LA"
Hope this helps,
Mike
(German speaker)
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