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. GENERAL INFORMATION
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TROUBLESHOOTING
ENGINE WILL NOT START OR IS HARD TO START
Empty fuel tank
Clogged fuel line between fuel
tank and carburetor
Clogged float oil passage
Clogged fuel tank cap breather
hole
Clogged fuel filter
Clogged fuel valve passage
Faulty spark plug
Fouled spark plug
Faulty ignition unit
Faulty pulser coil
Broken or shorted ignition coil
Broken or shorted exciter coil
Faulty ignition switch
Weak or dead battery
Faulty starter clutch
Valve clearance too small
Valve stuck open
Worn cylinder, piston and piston
rings
Leaking cylinder head gasket
Air leaking through intake pipe
Leaking intake manifold
Incorrect ignition timing
Incorrectly adjusted air screw
Flooded carburetor
Clogged air cleaner
Throttle valve excessively open
Check if fuel reaches
carburetor by loosening
drain screw
Remove spark plug and
install it into spark plug
cap to test spark by
connecting it to engine
ground
Inspection/Adjustment
Probable Cause
Spark jumps
Normal
compression
Engine does not
fire
Weak or no spark
Low or no
compression
Engine fires but
does not start
Test cylinder
compression
Start engine by follow-
ing normal starting
procedure
Remove spark plug and
inspect again
Symptom
Fuel reaches
carburetor
Fuel does not
reach carburetor
Wet spark plug
Dry spark plug
Summary of Contents for Mongoose 50-2T
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Page 38: ...2 FRAME COVERS EXHAUST MUFFLER 2 1...
Page 70: ...4 LUBRICATION SYSTEM 4 2 LUBRICATION SYSTEM 50cc 2T...
Page 88: ...5 FUEL SYSTEM 5 1...
Page 111: ...7 CYLINDER HEAD VALVES 90cc 70cc 50cc 4T 7 1...
Page 125: ...8 CYLINDER PISTON 8 1 90cc 70cc 50cc 4T...
Page 126: ...8 CYLINDER PISTON 8 2 50cc 2T...
Page 144: ...9 DRIVE AND DRIVEN PULLEYS 9 1...
Page 160: ...10 FINAL REDUCTION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM 10 1...
Page 167: ...11 CRANKCASE CRANKSHAFT 11 1 90cc 70cc 50cc 4T...
Page 168: ...11 CRANKSCASE CRANKSHAFT 11 2 50cc 2T...
Page 180: ...12 FRONT WHEEL FRONT BRAKE FRONT SUSPENSION STEERING SYSTEM 12 1...
Page 199: ...13 REAR WHEEL SWING ARM HYDRAULIC BRAKE 13 1...
Page 235: ...15 IGNITION SYSTEM 15 1 A C Generator Pulser Coil Spark Plug Ignition Coil...
Page 236: ...15 IGNITION SYSTEM 15 2 IGNITION CIRCUIT 90cc 70cc 50cc 4T IGNITION CIRCUIT 50cc 2T...