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Troubl
e
Engine
overheats
Cnusc
3. Va lves
do
not fit close-
ly to
their
scats due to
a
ccu-
mulatio
n
of
ca
rbon
deposits
4. Gases
burst
fo
rth
fr
om
un
der
cy
lind
er
head
5.
Pi
ston
r
ings
burnt
·
or
broken
6.
Cyl inders and pistons cx-
cess iYely
worn
l. No
oil
or
insufficient
amount of it
in
the
crankca
se
2.
Enri ched mixture:
a)
ca rburettor
overfi
lle
d
du
e
to float
nee dle Ya lve
be-
ing badl
y
seated
;
b)
air
clean er dirt
y;
c) carburettor
thrott le
need-
le wrongly set
3.
Diluted mi
xture:
a) t hrottle
needle
in
co
rrect-
ly
set;
b)
a
ir
inl eakage
at
carbu-
rettor
-t
o-head
junctions
4.
Late
ignition
advance
Symptoms and iJul
t
lra
cillR
3.
Low compression
is
o b-
served
4.
Bangs
arc
heard
an
d
lo\\.
compression is obsen·ed
5.
Low compression, eng
in
e
s
m
okes
a
nd
splashes
the
plugs
wi
th
oil
6.
To be checked
a
t
main-
tenan
ce shop
l.
Check oil level
2.
Engine
fai ls
to
de\·elop
sufiicient
speed:
a)
check
whether
petrol
flows
from
float
chamb 2r
(chamber
overfilled)
a)
eng
ine,
if
und
er
load
,
fai ls
to develop
the
proper
speed;
b)
bangs
in
the
ca rburet lor
Continued
Remedy
3.
Repair
t
he
engine.
Clean
off carbo
n
and
lap the va lves
tl.
Tighten th
e
nuts
secur
ing
the
hea ds
lo
cy
linder
5. Repair the
en gine.
Clean
or replace
th
e
rings
6.
Repair
th
e engine.
Repla
-
ce or repai
r
the
cy
linders
and
pistons at maintenance s
hop
I. F
ill up
w
ith
o
il
2. Clean
dirt
from
the float
chamber
:
a) repair
the
carburetlor
1
.
and
Ia p the needle
va lve;
..
l./
b)
remove
the
air
clean er
and was
h
it;
c)
adj
ust the
ca rburet
tor
a)
a
dju
s
t
the
carburett
or;
b)
tighten
the nuts
secu
ring
the
carburettor
to th
e
head.
If
in
leakage
continues
to take
place,
re
place the
gasket.
Check the breaker gap
.
Set the
ignition
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