
Trouble Shooting
TROUBLE
REMEDY
put Lanyard on post
charge battery and
tighten terminal
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replace battery
tighten
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fill
clean and refill
drain carburetor, and
drain fuel retainer
eplace
tighten
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Clean and dry the
connectors
siphon tank and refill
drain carburetor bowl
and drain fuel retainer
replace
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Engine overheat
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Use this section to check for the possible cause of simple troubles you may have with your
powerboard. You may solve some of the problems rather quickly, but may need help from a skilled
mechanical technician.
fault start motor
bad electric connectors of start motor cables
seized jet pump
POSSIBLE CAUSE
seized engine
faulty stop button, Lanyard post
stale or contaminated fuel tank
Engine does not turn over
Engine turns slowly, but does not
start
bad battery cable connection
worn start motor
empty fuel
battery runs down, bad terminal connection
fouled or defective spark plug
weaken or discharged battery
Lanyard is not in place
spark plug cap not connected or loose
fuel flooded engine
Engine turns regularly, but does
not start
watered/contaminated carburetor
bad start switch
bad relay switch
water flooded engine
disconnected or faulty fuel pump
defective electronic control box
Bad electric connectors
empty, stale or contaminated fuel
watered carburetor and watered fuel retainer
fouled or defective spark plug
electric wire loose connection or bad connectors
defective electric control box
fouled or weak spark plug
faulty ignition coils
(inside electronic control box)
internal engine damage
Engine runs irregularly or stalls
Weak spark plug
Engine smoke
coolant too low; air trapped in cooling
system; coolant leak; damaged cooling
system
coolant low; trapped air in cooling system;
clogged exhaust cooling system; coolant
leak; damaged cooling system; garden
flushing connector is not closed; clogged
jet.