PROB
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8-2
STARTING FAILURE / DIFFICULTY
COMPRESSION SYSTEM
Cylinder and head
Piston and rings
Valves, camshaft and crankshaft
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Loose spark plug
• Loose cylinder or head
• Broken head gasket
• Scratched, worn or locked cylinder
• Ring not properly installed
• Broken or worn ring
• Locked ring
• Locked or damaged piston
• Valve not properly seated
• Broken valve spring
• Wrong valve point
• Locked camshaft
• Locked crankshaft
ELECTRIC SYSTEM
Spark plug
Ignition coil
C.D.I. system
Switch and wires
Starter motor
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Wrong cap
• Worn electrode
• Broken cable between terminals
• Wrong thermal grade
• Defective cap
• Broken or shorted primary/secondary
winding
• Defective spark plug cable
• Broken body
• Defective C.D.I. unit
• Defective pulse coil
• Defective charging coil
• Broken crankshaft key
• Defective main switch
• Defective “ENGINE STOP” switch
• Broken or shorted wire
• Defective neutral switch
• Defective starting switch
• Defective clutch switch
• Defective starter motor
• Defective starting relay
• Defective starting bendix