
ENGINE DIAGNOSIS—PERFORMANCE
CONDITION
POSSIBLE CAUSES
CORRECTION
ENGINE WILL NOT START
1. Weak battery.
1. Test battery specific gravity. Charge
or replace as necessary.
2. Corroded or loose battery
connections.
2. Clean and tighten battery
connections. Apply a coat of light
mineral grease to the terminals.
3. Faulty starter.
3. Refer to Group 8A, Battery/Starter/
Charging System Diagnostics.
4. Moisture on ignition wires.
4. Wipe wires clean and dry.
5. Faulty ignition cables.
5. Replace any cracked or shorted
cables.
6. Faulty coil or control unit.
6. Test and replace, if necessary (refer
to Group 8D, Ignition System).
7. Incorrect spark plug gap.
7. Set gap (refer to Group 8D, Ignition
System).
8. Dirt or water in fuel system.
8. Clean system and replace fuel filter.
9. Faulty fuel pump.
9. Install new fuel pump (refer to Group
14, Fuel System).
ENGINE STALLS OR ROUGH IDLE
1. Idle speed set too low.
1. Refer to Group 14, Fuel System.
2. Idle mixture too lean or too rich.
2. Refer to Group 14, Fuel System.
3. Leak in intake manifold.
3. Inspect intake manifold gasket and
vacuum hoses. Replace, if necessary
(refer to Group 11), Exhaust System &
Intake Manifold).
4. Incorrect ignition wiring.
4. Install correct wiring.
5. Faulty coil.
5. Test and replace, if necessary (refer
to Group 8D, Ignition System).
ENGINE LOSS OF POWER
1. Dirty or incorrectly gapped spark
plugs.
1. Clean plugs and set gap (refer to
Group 8D, Ignition System).
2. Dirt or water in fuel system.
2. Clean system and replace fuel filter.
3. Faulty fuel pump.
3. Install new fuel pump.
4. Incorrect valve timing.
4. Correct valve timing.
5. Blown cylinder head gasket.
5. Install new cylinder head gasket.
6. Low compression.
6. Test compression of each cylinder.
7. Burned, warped or pitted valves.
7. Install new valves.
8. Plugged or restricted exhaust
system.
8. Install new parts, as necessary.
9. Faulty ignition cables.
9. Replace any cracked or shorted
cables.
10. Faulty coil.
10. Test and replace, as necessary
(refer to Group 8D, Ignition System).
ENGINE MISSES ON ACCELERATION
1. Dirty or gap set too wide in spark
plug.
1. Clean spark plugs and set gap (refer
to Group 8D, Ignition System).
2. Dirt in fuel system.
2. Clean fuel system.
3. Burned, warped or pitted valves.
3. Install new valves.
4. Faulty coil.
4. Test and replace, if necessary (refer
to Group 8D, Ignition System).
ENGINE MISSES AT HIGH SPEED
1. Dirty or gap set too wide in spark
plug.
1. Clean spark plugs and set gap (refer
to Group 8D, Ignition System).
2. Faulty coil.
2. Test and replace, as necessary (refer
to Group 8D, Ignition System).
3. Dirty injector.
3. Clean injectors.
4. Dirt or water in fuel system.
4. Clean system and replace fuel filter.
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