TROUBLESHOOTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Troubleshooting Guide
Page 11-4
2005 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement
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Starter fails to operate, continued
Neutral lockout limit switch failed
Test Procedure 7 – Neutral Lockout Limit
Switch on page 11-15
Loose or broken wire in starter/generator
circuit
Starter/Generator, Section 12, Page 12-1
Cylinder and/or crankcase flooded with
fuel
Section 14 – Fuel System
Starter/Generator does not charge
battery.
Loose or broken wire in starter/generator
circuit
Test Procedure 10 – Starter/Generator
(Generator Function) on page 11-17
Generator field coil is shorted
Test Procedure 10 – Starter/Generator
(Generator Function) on page 11-17
Brushes are worn or commutator is dirty
Starter/Generator, Section 12, Page 12-1
Starter/generator belt is loose or slipping
Belt Tension Adjustment, Section 12,
Page 12-11
Voltage regulator failed
Test Procedure 11 – Voltage Regulator on
page 11-18
Battery failed
Test Procedure 1 – Battery on page 11-8
Transmission does not engage or
disengage smoothly.
Transmission shifter linkage is binding or
is out of adjustment
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
Idle RPM setting is set too high
Section 14 – Fuel System
Insufficient (low) level of lubricant or
wrong type of lubricant in transmission
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
Internal gears are damaged or worn
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
Synchronizer rings are worn, damaged or
jammed
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
Excessive vehicle vibration.
Engine mounting nuts or bolts are loose
Section 13 – FE290 Engine
Snubber on frame is worn or damaged
Section 13 – FE290 Engine
Misaligned muffler mounting clamp
Section 15 – Exhaust System
Damaged drive belt or starter belt
Section 17 – Torque Converter
Damaged drive clutch
Section 17 – Torque Converter
Damaged driven clutch
Section 17 – Torque Converter
Damaged starter/generator pulley
Starter/Generator, Section 12, Page 12-1
RPM setting is incorrect
Engine RPM Adjustment, Section 14,
Page 14-11
Torque converter does not shift
smoothly.
Drive belt is worn, cracked, glazed, or
frayed
Section 17 – Torque Converter
Drive clutch malfunction
Section 17 – Torque Converter
Driven clutch malfunction
Section 17 – Torque Converter
Governor is sticking
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
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