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Troubleshooting Guide

This document provides troubleshooting guidance for issues related to engine starting and performance. It lists specific checks, adjustments, faulty conditions, and potential causes of problems across multiple areas including lack of spark, low compression, fuel supply issues, ignition timing problems, and more. Checks include testing spark plugs, fuel delivery, compression, ignition timing, valves, and other engine components and systems to diagnose starting and running issues.

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Troubleshooting Guide

This document provides troubleshooting guidance for issues related to engine starting and performance. It lists specific checks, adjustments, faulty conditions, and potential causes of problems across multiple areas including lack of spark, low compression, fuel supply issues, ignition timing problems, and more. Checks include testing spark plugs, fuel delivery, compression, ignition timing, valves, and other engine components and systems to diagnose starting and running issues.

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I.

Genera| Infcrmat|cn
Trcub|e Shcct|ng Gu|de
Starter Fa||ure cr Hard Start|ng
Check Adjust Fau|ty Ccnd|t|cn Cause cf Trcub|e
3upp|y app|y
enouH lue|
1Here |s spark over |n spark p|u
1est compress|on pressure
1Here |s no spark or weak spark
No compress|on pressure
or compress|on pressure
too |ow
Norma| compress|on pressure
No lue| supp||ed to carburetor
loosen carburetor overNow screw
and cHeck |l tHere |s lue| |n |t
bemove spark p|u |nsta|| |t |n |ts
cap and connect |t to en|ne to
lor spark
3tart accord|n to operat|n metHod
No |n|t|on spark
3park p|u wet 3park p|u dry
|Ln|ne Hav|n |n|t|on
spark but not to start
bemove spark p|u aa|n and cHeck
No lue| |n tank
l|oat passae c|ocked
lassae lrom tank
to carburetor b|ocked
/|r Ho|e |n lue| tank cap b|ocked
lue| h|ter screen b|ocked
Vacuum sw|tcH lau|ty
lue| h|ter b|ocked
3park p|u bad
l|ckup co|| bad
3park p|u d|rty and broken
C.0.l. bad
ln|t|on co|| broken c|rcu|t
ln|t|on co|| broken w|re
or sHort c|rcu|t
la|n sw|tcH bad
or sHort c|rcu|t
3tarter c|utcH bad
Cy||nder p|ston or p|ston r|n bad
Va|ve too t|Ht
Va|ve set bad
Cy||nder asket |eak|n
Va|ve t|m|n |mproper
Va|ve burned
/utomat|c cHoke perlormance
Carburetor o|| quan|t|ty
/|r |n|et |mproper man|lo|d
ln|t|on t|me wron
reu|at|on screw bad
Carburetor o|| |eve| too H|H
1Hrott|e va|ve open|n too w|de
/utoenr|cH|n dev|ce start
enr|cHment lau|ty
I. Genera| Infcrmat|cn
Check Adjust Fau|ty Ccnd|t|cn Cause cf Trcub|e
Ln|ne bll 0b low Ln|ne bll
ln|t|on t|m|n correct ln|t|on t|m|n |ncorrect
3upp|y en|ne w|tH lue| and watcH
beu|ate |n|t|on t|me us|n t|m|n |amp
Va|ve reu|at|on la||ure
1est compress|on pressure determ|n|n
Va|ve ap correct Va|ve ap |ncorrect
/|r h|ter b|ocked
lue| tank cap a|r b|eeder
b|ocked
lue| cHoke
LxHaust p|pe b|ocked
Carburetor d|apHram broken
/utomat|c o|| cup bad
/uto cHoke bad
C.0.l. bad
ln|t|on co|| bad
C|ean
3park p|u Heat va|ue |mproper
Va|ve seat bad
C|ean
Va|ve t|m|n bad
Cy||nder or p|ston worn
0|| passae b|ocked
0|| pump de||very
Ln|ne o|| too mucH
Ln|ne o|| uncHaned
Ln|ne o|| too ||tt|e
Cy||nder asket |eak|n
Va|ve ap adjustment |mproper
Va|ve seat excess|ve|y worn
|va|ve out sHoot|n excess|ve|y
Compress|on pressure norma| Compress|on pressure too |ow
No b|ockae B|ocked
Not d|rty or d|sco|ored 0|rty or d|sco|ored
CHeck lor carburetor b|ockae
bemove spark p|u to cHeck
Norma| |eve| too mucH
CHeck en|ne o|| |eve| or qua||ty |n crank case
Norma| /bnorma|
CHeck cy||nder Head |ubr|cat|on
Not too Hot too Hot
CHeck en|ne Heat|n
No knock|n bnock|n
/cce|erat|on or run at a H|H speed cont|nuous
l|ston or cy||nder worn
depos|t too mucH
l|xture excess|ve|y tH|n lue| |mproper
Combust|on cHamber carbon
ln|t|on t|me too ear|y
Combust|on cHamber
C|utcH s||pp|n
Carbon depos|t too mucH
lue| bad
l|xture weak
ln|t|on t|m|n too ear|y
Trcub|e Shcct|ng Gu|de
(under speed, nc pcwer)
I. Genera| Infcrmat|cn
Trcub|e Shcct|ng Gu|de (under speed, nc pcwer)
Check Adjust Fau|ty Ccnd|t|cn Cause cf Trcub|e
Norma| /bnorma|
0ood Bad
/djust |n|t|on t|me
/djust carbureator adjust|n screw
CHeck lor carburetor asket a|r |eakae
bemove spark p|u and |nsta|| |t |n |ts cap and
connect |t w|tH en|ne to cHeck lor spark over
No a|r /|r |ntaken
C.0.l. bad
1r|er co|| bad
l|xture |ean
1oo r|cH |to t|Hten screw
|to |oosen screw
l|xture
0ood Bad
0ood Bad
CHeck /.C.V.
Heat sH|e|d bad
Neat|ve pressure p|pe broken
Carburetor Ho|ddown nut |oose
Heat sH|e|d broken
3park p|u bad or d|rty
ln|t|on co|| bad
C0l bad
Battery d|scHared
|ead broken or sHort c|rcu|t
la|n sw|tcH bad spark p|u
/.C.V. bad
Neat|ve pressure p|pe damaed
/|r b|eeder b|ocked or damaed
I. Genera| Infcrmat|cn
Trcub|e Shcct|ng Gu|de
(h|gh speed)
Check Adjust Fau|ty Ccnd|t|cn Cause cf Trcub|e
Norma| /bnorma|
Norma| /bnorma|
/djust |n|t|on t|m|n
/djust va|ve ap
CHeck lue| |n automat|c o|| cup
CHeck carburetor lor b|ockae
Norma| /bnorma|
C.0.l. bad
1r|er co|| bad
/djustment |mproper
CamsHalt worn
Va|ve sea| bad
No b|ock|n B|ocked
Correct wron
CHeck va|ve t|m|n adjustment
0ood 3pr|n broken or lat|ued
CHeck va|ve spr|n
1oo ||tt|e lue|
lue| h|ter b|ocked
Vacuum sw|tcH bad
C|ean
1|me ear marks not a||ned
3pr|n bad
I. Genera| Infcrmat|cn
Trcub|e Shcct|ng Gu|de-Imprcper attery Charg|ng
(attery cverd|scharge cr cvercharge)
Check Adjust Fau|ty Ccnd|t|cn Cause cf Trcub|e
Battery vo|tae uncHared Norma| |Z.b4V
Norma| 1est va|ve too H|H
3tart en|ne and measure battery term|na|s lor ||m|ted vo|tae
1est /C manetor co|| res|stance va|ue
CHeck reu|ated rect|her. 1est vo|tae by connect|n red w|re
to pos|t|ve term|na| wH||e neat|ve term|na| body
CHeck rect|her connector lor |oosen
Vo|tae No vo|tae
Battery serv|ce ||le over
Battery bad
lau|ty reu|ated rect|her
lau|ty connector
Co|| bad
Ye||ow w|re broken c|rcu|t
lau|ty connector
Norma| /bnorma|
Battery w|tH ma|n sw|tcH on Hav|n no vo|tae w|tH ma|n sw|tcH |n `on`
1est vo|tae by connect|n reen w|re to and to body.
Norma| 3pr|n broken or lat|ued
CHeck reu|ated rect|her connector lor poor contact
bed w|re broken
/C0 bad
0reen w|re broken
Connector contact poor
beu|ated rect|her bad
lmproper|y cHared |overcHared
I. Genera| Infcrmat|cn
Trcub|e Shcct|ng Gu|de
(nc spark)
Check Adjust Fau|ty Ccnd|t|cn Cause cf Trcub|e
3park weak or spark|ess 3park stron
lroper loose
bep|ace spark p|u and cHeck aa|n
CHeck spark p|u cap and |n|t|on co|| lor |ooseness
CHeck C0l connector lor |ooseness
CHeck lor conduct|on between connector
term|na|s and test C0l res|stance
Norma| /bnorma|
lormer spark p|u bad
la|n sw|tcH bad
ln|t|on co|| bad
l|ckup co|| bad
C0l bad
la|n cab|e broken
Connector p|u poor contact
3park p|u cap |oose
loor Contact
Norma| /bnorma|
Norma|
Norma|
Norma|
/bnorma|
/bnorma|
/bnorma|
/bnorma|
CHeck re|ated parts
0se C0l tester to cHeck C0l
CHeck |n|t|on co|| us|n C0l tester
ln|t|on co|| bad

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