Club Car XRT 950 2009 Maintenance And Service Manual page 137

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
SYMPTOM
Engine turns but fails to start.
Engine overheats.
Engine pre-ignites.
Loss of engine power.
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POSSIBLE CAUSES
Fuel tank is empty
Fuel line or filters clogged
Fouled spark plug
Spark plug wire damaged or loose
Engine flooded with fuel as result of excess
choking
Fuel pump malfunction or failure
Ignition coil failure
Kill circuit grounded
Carburetor solenoid failure
Improper idle governor adjustment
Fan screen is partially blocked or plugged
Governor is improperly adjusted
Carburetor is too lean; check main jet size
Excessive carbon deposits on piston head or
in combustion chamber
Spark plug heat range is incorrect
Unsuitable or contaminated fuel
Exhaust valve is restricted with carbon deposit
Muffler or exhaust pipe restricted with carbon
or other substance
Ignition coil failure
Air filter is dirty or clogged
Governor is improperly adjusted
Throttle linkage out of adjustment
Low cylinder compression
Spark plug failed
Restricted fuel flow
Clutches are not backshifting properly
2009-2012 XRT 950 Maintenance and Service Manual
Troubleshooting Guide
REFER TO
Fuel System section
Fuel System section
See Spark Plugs on page 10-11.
See the Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine
manual (CC P/N 103568101).
See Owner's Manual, Controls and Indicators.
See Choke.
See the Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine
manual (CC P/N 103568101).
Test Procedure 12 – Ignition Spark on page
11-29
Test Procedure 15 – Key Switch (Engine Kill
Circuit) on page 11-30
Test Procedure 16 – Carburetor Solenoid
Circuit on page 11-31
Engine section
See the Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine
manual (CC P/N 103568101).
Engine section
See the Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine
manual (CC P/N 103568101).
See the Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine
manual (CC P/N 103568101).
See Spark Plugs on page 10-11.
Fuel System section
See the Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine
manual (CC P/N 103568101).
Exhaust System section
Test Procedure 12 – Ignition Spark on page
11-29
See Air Filter Replacement on page 10-13.
Fuel System section
Engine section
See the Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine
manual (CC P/N 103568101).
See Spark Plugs on page 10-11.
Fuel System section
Clutches section
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