Starting A Warm Engine; Restarting An Engine After A Fall; The Engine Fails To Start - Yamaha WR250F(P) Owner's Service Manual

STARTING AND BREAK-IN

STARTING A WARM ENGINE

Do not operate the cold starter knob and throt-
tle. Open the hot starter knob (red) and start
the engine by kicking the kickstarter crank
forcefully with a firm stroke.
As soon as the engine starts, push in the hot
starter knob to close the air passage.

Restarting an engine after a fall

Pull the hot starter knob (red) and start the
engine. As soon as the engine starts, push in
the hot starter knob to close the air passage.

The engine fails to start

Pull the hot starter knob (red) all the way out,
pull the decompression lever to the handlebar,
and while holding the lever, kick the kickstarter
crank 10 to 20 times to clear the engine.
Then, restart the engine.
Refer to "Restarting an engine after a fall".
Air temperature = less than
5 ˚C (41 ˚F)
Air temperature = more
than 5 ˚C (41 ˚F)
Air temperature (normal tem-
perature) = between 5 ˚C
(41 ˚F) and 25 ˚C (77 ˚F)
Air temperature = more
than 25 ˚C (77 ˚F)
Starting an engine after a long
period of time
Restarting a warm engine
Restarting an engine after a fall
* Operate the throttle grip before kick starting.
CAUTION:
Observe the following break-in procedures
during initial operation to ensure optimum
performance and avoid engine damage.
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GEN
INFO
Throttle Cold Hot
grip oper- starter starter
ation* knob knob (red)
Open 3
ON OFF
or 4 times
None ON OFF
None ON/OFF OFF
None OFF OFF
None ON OFF
None OFF ON
None OFF ON