2-
6
2.1.2 Troubleshooting to Cylinder Head
Description
Damage Form
Trouble Symptom of
Component
Trouble Symptom of Motorcycle
Remedy
Cylinder
Head
Carbon deposit in the
combustion chamber
Engine overheats
Clear away the carbon deposit.
Threaded hole of spark
plug is damaged
Air leakage between
spark
plug
and
cylinder head
Engine fails or is hard to start
Repair threaded hole or replace the cylinder head
Seriously deformation
of cylinder head surface
(i.e. the deformation is out
of 0.05mm
)
Air leakage between
cylinder
head
and
cylinder
Engine fails or is hard to start. Engine
lacks power.
Unstable idle speed
Grind the cylinder head surface or replace the
cylinder head
Defects such as pits,
erosion, etc. are found on
the contact area of valve
seat.
Air leakage between
valve and valve seat
due
to
improper
tightness
Do.
Grind the valve seat and valve
I.D. of valve guide is
out of specification (i.e.
its I.D. is out of 5.54mm
)
Valve
stem-to-guide
clearance is too large
Eccentric wear of valve seat cause air
leakage of valve, hard starting of
engine, and unstable idle speed
Replace valve guide or cylinder head
Locknut of cylinder head
is not properly tightened
Air leakage between
cylinder
head
and
cylinder
Engine fails or is hard to start. Engine
lacks power.
Unstable idle speed
Screw up the locknut