This demonstration guide answers one field question about caps that keep mixture inside an emissions window. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with limiter presence versus a stripped screw. That reading separates caps that keep mixture inside an emissions window from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the limiter caps as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the limiter caps just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the limiter caps, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about caps that keep mixture inside an emissions window.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not removing limiters to "tune it like a race carb". That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the limiter caps is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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