SERVICING INFORMATION 7-2
7
TROUBLESHOOTING
ENGINE
Complaint
Symptom and possible causes
Remedy
Engine will not
start, or is hard to
start.
Compression too low
1. Valve clearance out of adjustment.
2. Worn valve guides or poor seating of valves.
3. Mistiming valves.
4. Excessively worn piston rings.
5. Worn-down cylinder bore.
6. Too slowly starter motor cranks.
7. Poor seating of spark plug.
8. Gas leaks from the joint in crankcase, cylinder or
cylinder head.
Plugs not sparking
1. Fouled spark plug.
2. Wet spark plug.
3. Defective ignition coil.
4. Open or short in high-tension cord.
5. Defective pick-up coil or CDI unit.
6. Open or short circuited wiring connections.
No fuel reaching the carburetors
1. Clogged hole in the fuel tank cap.
2. Defective carburetor needle valve.
3. Clogged fuel hose or fuel filter.
Adjust.
Repair or replace.
Adjust.
Replace.
Replace or rebore.
See electrical section.
Retighten.
Repair or replace.
Clean.
Clean and dry.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Repair or replace.
Clean or replace.
Replace.
Clean or replace.
Engine stalls often.
1. Fouled spark plug.
2. Defective pick-up coil or CDI unit.
3. Clogged fuel hose or fuel tank cap.
4. Clogged jets in carburetor.
5. Valve clearance out of adjustment.
6. Clogged exhaust pipe.
7. Open or short circuited wiring connection.
Clean.
Replace.
Clean or replace.
Clean.
Adjust.
Clean.
Repair or replace.
Noisy engine.
Excessive valve chatter
1. Too large valve clearance.
2. Weakened or broken valve springs.
3. Worn rocker arm or cam surface.
4. Worn or burnt camshaft bearings.
Noise seems to come from piston
1. Worn down piston or cylinder.
2. Combustion chamber fouled with carbon.
3. Worn piston pin or piston pin bore.
4. Worn piston rings or ring grooves.
Adjust.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Clean.
Replace.
Replace.