FUEL SYSTEM
TOOL
Float
level
gauge
Pressure pump
Vacuum
pump
TORQUE
VALUE
Fuel tank
mounting bolt
TROUBLESHOOTING
Engine
Cranks
But
Won't
Start
•
No fuel
in tank
•
No fuel to cylinder
•
T
oo much
fuel getting to
cyl
inder
•
No spark
at
plug
(ignition
malfunction)
•
Air
cleaner
clogged
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AH
-260-MC7
U.S.A.
only
18-25
N·m (1.8-2.5
kg·m.
13-
18
ft·lb)
Engine Id
les
Faster,
Roughly
. Stalll,
or
Runs
Poorly
•
Idle speed
incorrect
•
Ignition malfunction
•
Cylinder
compression too low
•
Rich
mixture
•
lean mixwre
•
Air cleaner clogged
•
Air leaking into
manifold
•
Fuel
contaminated
•
Secondary carburetor touch-point too late
•
Secondary carburetor not closed
properly
•
Fuel
tank breather tube clogged
lean Mixture
•
Carburetor fuel iets clogged
•
Fuel cap
vent
blocked
•
Fuel
filter
clogged
•
Fuel line kinked
or restricted
•
Float
valve faulty
•
Float
level
too
low
Rich Mixture
•
Worn
or
damaged choke valve
•
Float valve
faulty
•
Float level
too high
•
Carburetor air
jets
clogged
•
Sticking
float
•
Dirty
air cleaner
Idle
Speed
Too
High
•
Incorrect
throttle
stop screw
adjustment
•
Faulty
choke valve
•
Choke valve stuck
open
•
Faulty
full close adjusting screw
(Adjustment,
Page
4-10)
Engine Does
Not Slow Down
Smoothly
•
Faulty full
close adjusting screw
•
I
ncorrect
air
u:rew adjustment
Engine Lack. Power at Low
end
Idle Speeds
•
Faulty
secondary carburetor
touch
lever
(Adju
stment, Page 4-'0)
•
I
ncorrect
air
screw adjustment
4-2