5. FUEL SYSTEM
5-3
TROUBLESHOOTING
Engine cranks but won’t start Engine lacks power
• No fuel in tank • Clogged air cleaner
• No fuel to carburetor • Faulty carburetor
• Cylinder flooded with fuel • Faulty ignition system
• No spark at plug
• Clogged air cleaner Lean mixture
• Intake air leak • Clogged carburetor fuel jets
• Improper throttle operation • Float level too low
• Intake air leak
Engine idles roughly, stalls or runs poorly • Clogged fuel tank cap breather hole
• Faulty auto bystarter • Bent, kinked or restricted fuel line
• Ignition malfunction
• Faulty carburetor Rich mixture
• Poor quality fuel • Float level too high
• Lean or rich mixture • Clogged air jets
• Incorrect idle speed • Clogged air cleaner
Misfiring during acceleration
• Faulty ignition system
• Faulty carburetor
Backfiring at deceleration
• Float level too low
• Incorrectly adjusted carburetor
• Faulty exhaust muffler