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TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting Guide
Page 11-4 2000 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement
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Carburetor floods.
1.
Inlet valve or seat is leaking,
dirty, worn, or damaged
Section 14 – Fuel System
2.
Float is damaged and filled with gaso-
line
Section 14 – Fuel System
3.
Float needle valve not functioning
properly
Section 14 – Fuel System
4.
Carburetor vent is clogged
Section 14 – Fuel System
Starter fails to operate.
1.
Neutral lockout cam is in the wrong
position
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Neutral Lockout Circuit, Page 11-10.
2.
Fuse is blown
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 1
3.
Battery is dead
Section 11 – Troubleshooting\
Test Procedure 2
4.
Starter control circuit is
not operating
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Starter Circuit, Page 11-12
5.
Starter/generator failed
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 8
6.
Starter solenoid failed
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 6
7.
Accelerator pedal limit switch failed
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 5
8.
Key switch failed
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 4
9.
Neutral lockout limit switch failed
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 7
10.
Loose or broken wire in
starter/generator circuit
Section 12 – Electrical Components,
Starter/Generator, page 12-2
11.
Cylinder and/or crankcase flooded
with fuel
Section 14 – Fuel System
Starter/generator does not
charge battery.
1.
Loose or broken wire in the starter/
generator circuit
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 10
2.
Generator field coil is shorted
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 10
3.
Brushes are worn or
commutator is dirty
Section 12 – Electrical Components,
Starter/Generator, Page 12-2.
4.
Starter/generator belt is
loose or slipping
Section 12 – Electrical Components,
Belt Tension Adjustment, Page 12-12
5.
Voltage regulator failed
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 2
6.
Battery failed
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 2
Transmission does not
engage or disengage
smoothly.
1.
Transmission shifter linkage is binding
or is out of adjustment
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
2.
Insufficient (low) level of lubricant, or
wrong type of lubricant in transmission
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
3.
Internal gears are damaged or worn
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
4.
Synchronizer rings are worn, damaged
or jammed
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
Troubleshooting Guide continued on next page. . .
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