ACME AL/ALN Series Engine Carburetor Replacement (points & condenser engines)

NOTE: if your engine has Solid State ignition (and already has a new-style valve cover assy), DISREGARD figure 5 & 11 thru 13
Carbure-

Valve
Cover

Illustrated parts list

Intake Gaskets

Linkage &

Heat Dampening

Tools needed for job (10 mm socket and swivel extension, flattip screwdriver, 10 & 13 mm wrenches, needle nose pliers, 5
& 6 mm allen wrenches. Flat file may or may not be needed)

Parts for installation. Not shown (but included) is a piece of

new fuel line & clamp for connecting fuel tank to new carburetor. (note that carb is pictured with new oil bath filter
assy...some carbs do not have this)

Feedcock ON

Feedcock OFF

1) Shut fuel off at tank.

(lever swung AWAY from
fuel line fitting)
2) Remove fuel line from carburetor inlet and drain fuel line.
Valve cover breather tube

Valve cover

3) Drain fuel from fuel bowl on Carburetor. Black plastic

bowl has spring loaded push button. Metal bowl has wing
nut/bolt.

Existing components. Muffler has been removed for clarity.

You do not need to remove the muffler for installation, but
it sure is easier to do the work when it is not present.

4) Remove air filter assembly (oil-bath assembly shown, or

you may have a rectangular, dry paper filter assembly instead). Drain oil from cup of oil-bath assembly. (old oil bath
filter will NOT be re-used; the new carb will have a new oil
bath filter.if you have a dry filter, it will be re-used.)

5) Remove allen head bolt fastening breather tube to valve

cover assembly with 5mm allen wrench.

Use a 10mm socket or

wrench for the upper nut
(a swivel extension
helps clear the air inlet
elbow if using a socket).

You are limited to the

wrench for the lower nut.

6) Remove nuts fastening carburetor to engine.

7) Remove wavy washers from studs with needle-nose pliers, or, if you are good, your fingers. BE CAREFUL not to
drop washer into opening below on valve cover.

Throttle linkage rod

Governor arm

8) Loosen clamp screw holding throttle linkage rod to governor arm. Slide rod out of clamp to right.

9) Remove old carburetor from engine.

10) Remove old intake gasket. (May have to scrape off with
razor.)

11) Remove bolts fastening valve cover assembly to engine

block with 10mm socket or wrench.

External view
of new valve
cover assembly

Internal view of
new valve cover
assembly

BE CAREFUL not to drop or allow anything to fall into the

valve chamber while the cover is off!

If the new valve cover assy. hits the upper edge of the governor
linkage cover, this is where a flat file is employed.you may
have to file a little material away from the governor cover.

12) Assemble new valve cover assembly. Stack exterior cover

on top of interior cover with cork gasket between the two.
Slotted end of rubber tube fits into hole on exterior cover.

13) Install new cover assembly with tab at top and with
breather tube pointing away from the recoil starter.

Throttle shaft arm

14) Install new intake gaskets: Sandwich the heat dampening

spacer (engine block-gasket-spacer-gasket) between the gaskets. If the studs are long enough, use the spacer included
with the kit. The tip of the stud can be flush with the face of
the nut when using the spacer. If the studs are too short (stud
recessed below face of nut when tightened), remove the spacer
and just use one gasket.

15) Install throttle linkage to carb: Slide anti-chatter spring

over straight end of linkage rod. Insert curved end of linkage
rod into inner (larger) hole of throttle shaft arm on carburetor.
Hook spring to outer (smaller) hole.

Governor arm clamp

Throttle shaft arm

Linkage rod

Throttle lever

16) Install the new carburetor: First, take the straight end of
the linkage rod and fit it into the hole in the governor arm
clamp. Slide the carburetor over the studs. Install upper nut on
carb mounting finger-tight for now. The linkage rod MAY be
in a bit of a bind due to the fact that the throttle shaft arm on
the new carburetor is further out from the engine, and may
not line up with the governor arm as well. If this is the case,
Remove the linkage rod from the governor arm. Take needlenose pliers and twist the top of the governor arm just a bit so
the hole in the clamp is pointing in-line with the direction the
throttle shaft arm. Reinsert the throttle rod in the governor arm
clamp and check for smooth movement. (NOTE: may have to
remove carb from mounting studs to get linkage rod out of /
back into the clamp) When satisfied with linkage, install wavy
washers and nuts, tighten with 10mm socket or wrench. DO
NOT tighten linkage clamp screw yet.

17) Adjust governor / throttle linkage: Move the governor arm

all the way to the right by lifting up on the engine throttle
lever (down at bottom...this is the lever that the throttle cable is
hooked up to...if the throttle cable is still attached, you can
achieve this by simply moving the throttle lever on the handlebars to the full throttle position). Then, rotate throttle shaft
arm to fully open position (rotating Counter-clockwise looking
at TOP of carb) With components in these positions, tighten
Governor arm clamp screw down on throttle rod. Hook the
loose end of anti-chatter spring to governor arm clamp screw,
on the threaded part visible below the head.

18) Remove governor linkage guard (if engine equipped with one)
with 6mm allen wrench & 13 mm wrench to access governor spring.
Using needle-nose pliers, move governor spring from the middle
hole on the governor arm to the outer hole. Reinstall linkage guard.

Hook spring in
Outermost hole
(furthest to Right)

Fuel intake nipple

19) Run new fuel line from fuel tank to intake on carburetor.
Secure with supplied clamps (the hose will fit loosely at the
carb and tight at the tank, but it will tighten up OK on the
carb with the clamp supplied).

20) Remove cover from NEW oil-bath air filter assembly (if
new carb equipped with one) and fill cup with engine oil
(any clean engine oil up to 15w40 is fine) to the fill line
marked near the bottom. Reinstall air filter assembly cover.
(this is a bit tricky...make sure to line up the tab on the one
side, or the cover wont sit down right)

NOTES:
A. The Red choke control on this new carburetor works
BACKWARD from most push-pull chokes...on this one,
you PUSH IN to choke the engine for starting, and PULL
OUT for the run position.
B. After starting engine, adjust the idle mixture and idle stop
screws on the new carb for proper operation if needed.
Engine should idle smoothly, and accelerate without much
hesitation. (Idle mixture screw should run about 1.5 to 2
turns out from bottom.)
C. Make sure the nuts or bolts that attach the air filter assembly to the carb are tight. (the factory pre-assembles the air
filter / filter mount to the carb, but they are not always
tightened properly)

Idle Mixture
screw
Idle stop
screw