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