TROUBLESHOOTING
Electrical System
2000 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement Page 11-5
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The electrical system on the FE290 gasoline vehicle is 12-volts DC with negative ground to frame and
consists of seven readily-identifiable circuits:
Excessive vehicle
vibration.
1.
Engine mounting nuts or bolts are
loose
Section 13 – Engine
2.
Rubber snubber on frame is worn or
damaged
Section 13 – Engine
3.
Misaligned muffler mounting clamp
Section 15 – Exhaust System
4.
Damaged drive belt or starter belt
Section 17 – Torque Converter
5.
Damaged drive clutch
Section 17 – Torque Converter
6.
Damaged driven clutch
Section 17 – Torque Converter
7.
Damaged starter/generator pulley
Section 12 – Electrical Components,
Starter/Generator, Page 12-2
8.
RPM setting is incorrect
Section 14 – Fuel System, see
Engine RPM Adjustment, Page 14-14
Torque converter does not
shift smoothly.
1.
Drive belt is worn, cracked,
glazed, or frayed
Section 17 – Torque Converter
2.
Drive clutch malfunction
Section 17 – Torque Converter
3.
Driven clutch malfunction
Section 17 – Torque Converter
4.
Governor is sticking
Section 16 – Unitized Transaxle
Engine won’t stop running.
1.
Kill circuit wire is disconnected
from the ignition coil
Section 11 – Troubleshooting
Test Procedure 12
2.
Accelerator pedal linkage out of adjust-
ment, causing engine kill limit switch
not to operate
Section 14 – Fuel System
3.
Carburetor is too lean; check main and
pilot jet sizes
Section 14 – Fuel System
4.
Carburetor throttle stop screw misadjusted
Section 14 – Fuel System
Figure 11-1 12-Volt Battery Disconnect
• Starter Circuit
• Reverse Buzzer Circuit
• Generator Circuit
• Low Oil Warning Circuit
• Engine Ignition Circuit
• Neutral Lockout Circuit
• Engine Kill Circuit
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
REFER TO
FRONT
OF VEHICLE
AS SEEN FROM
PASSENGER SIDE
OF VEHICLE
Remove
negative
cable first.
DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLES
BEFORE WORKING ON VEHICLE
