TROUBLESHOOTING
Engine is hard to start Misfiring during acceleration
• No spark at plug (!Section 15) • Faulty ignition system
• Compression too low • Lean mixture
• No fuel to carburetor • Faulty accelerating pump
-Clogged fuel filter Engine idles roughly, stalls or runs poorly
-Restricted fuel line • Clogged fuel system
-Faulty float valve • Ignition malfunction
-Incorrectly adjusted float level • Rich or lean mixture
• Engine flooded with fuel • Contaminated fuel
-Clogged air cleaner • Intake air leak
-Fuel overflowing • Incorrect idle speed
• Intake air leak • Incorrectly adjusted pilot screw
• Contaminated fuel • Clogged idle system or auto bystarter passages
• Faulty auto bystarter • Incorrectly adjusted float level
• Clogged idle system or auto bystarter passages Lean mixture
Rich mixture • Clogged fuel jets
• Faulty auto bystarter • Faulty float valve
• Faulty float valve • Float level too low
• Float level too high • Clogged fuel system
• Clogged air jets • Intake air leak
• Dirty air cleaner • Improper vacuum piston operation
• Flooded carburetor • Improper throttle operation
Backfiring at deceleration
• Lean mixture in idle system
• Improper air cut-off valve operation