49034, 036, 036 QS
10.1.1 Troubleshooting Chart
Check generator
Resistance between generator
connection (1) and engine ground
approx. 0.6 Ω?
Start
Check ground wire between tank housing
and crankcase
Resistance between switch housing
and crankcase approx. 0 Ω?
Do both handles warm up?
System in order.
Measure resistance of
individual heating elements
with ohmmeter
(On machines with carburetor heating, pull connector
pin of wire from heating element out of the
round plug)
no
no
yes
Turn on
switch
yes
Resistance
Previous heating element approx. 0.25 Ω ?
New heating element approx. 1 Ω ?
(see 10.1 and 10.3)
Check rear handle heating element
In good condition?
Bonding OK?
Disconnect plug connection at
heater switch
Switch has to be partly removed
for this purpose.
Check front handle heating element
Previous heating approx. 1.6 Ω?
New heating element approx. 7 Ω?
Check heater switch
Closed: approx. 0 Ω?
Open: high reading?
(On machines with carburetor heating, refit connector
pin of wire from heating element in the
round plug)
Heater switch on "I"
no
no
no
no
no
no
Replace
rear handle
heating element
Replace
generator
Fit new ground
wire between
heater switch
and
crankcase
Replace
front handle
Fit new
switch
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes