Renault RC8D Owner's Manual page 119

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F - POSS I B LE. FAULTS
1 - E N G I N E
·CO NST AT AT. I O NS
A. The engine does not start
I/ There is compress· i on
.1 1 / There is no compressio·n
I l 1 / The engine starts ans stops
immediately
I V I The engine turns sluggishly
B. The engine does not gather speed
out of gear
C. The engine lacks power
I / B lack exhaust smoke
1 1 I No exhaust smoke
D. The eng i ne is overheating
C.AUSES
Faulty fuel arrival
1 ) No fuel
2) Fuef f il ter c logged
3 ) .Air in the circurt
1 ) Valves poorly adJu.stect
2) C·ylinder head ga.sket faulty
·
1 ) Fuel arr ival faulty
2) P·oor lubrication
1 ) See A 1 1 1 /2
·2) Cold ·weather and englne .n.ot
runi'n
1 ) The throttle lever does not go
all the way
2) See .Al/3
3) See A l 1 ./ 1
4 ) A l l l /2
1 ) A- i r filter obstructed
2 ) Valve p lay poorly adjusted
3) Faulty i njector
4} See A l 1 1 /2
5} Too much o i l i n the crank case
6) Propeller damaged or wrong
1 ) The throttle lever does not
rema i n i n position
2) See. A 1/2
3} See Al /3
1 ) Water pump drive broken
2) Water pipi ng block ed
3) Pump impeller worn
4) Poor ventilation of engine
co·mpartment
5} See C l /5
R EM ED I ES
1 ) Check fuel level i n the tank
2) Change the cartridge
3) Bleed the circuit
1 ) Adjust valve play
2) Cha nge .cy l inderhead : g asket
1 ) Pu l r on the overload
nob
le
B leed the cir cu it
2) Drain the engine and refi ll with
oit 1 OW30
2 · ) Top oi I level with _grade 1 ow·
U'P
Oil. .At 1 st o i l ch:ange, replace by
1 0W'30
1 ) .Check the travel of the throttle
lever
,
at 3900
Check �h·at the en g i n. e · runs.
. ·
RPM t,Jnder zero load (declutched)
1 } Clean the a ir fi lter
2) Adjust valve play
3) Replace injector
5 l Top up oil level
6) Cha nge the propeller
1 ) Retighten the lever nut
1 ) Replace the pump
2) Che.ck and clean the raw water in­
take (sea weed , sandetc ... ) and pi­
ping
I n case if emergency
switch raw
1.
,water and bi lge pump · connections
3) R.epla.ce the impeller
4) Make or enlarge air intakes