Westerbeke ATOMIC 4 Operation And Maintenance Manual page 72

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TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES
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Engine will not start
(Defective ignition
system)
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Improperly set, worn or pit-!
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ignition coil.
Wet, crackeel, or broken
c1istributor
Improperly set, worn, or
pitted magneto breaker JJoints
(Magneto models only)
Improperly set, worn, or pit
ted timer pOints. Defective
coil.
(Battery in good condition)
(Timer models only)
Improper timing
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Remove
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wir._, from d.i"tl'ibutol'
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and hoI" witllin
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inch
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motor block-.
Crank (;n'!inf'. Cl(:al] ,,1mI'll "park "hould
jump bet\\(;eIl wire and block when poi.Tlt"
open. Cl(~nn an" a.t1just paints.
SCI;
1'a1'.
1, Sec. YI. If spark iii weak or yellow
after adjllstment of ]loints, replace
con"en",er. 11' "park still is weak
01'
not
pre~Ant,
replace ignition coil.
WiJJe in"i(le snrfaces of d.istributor (lry
with cl"<1n cloth. Inspect for cracked
or broken JJ<.ll'ts. Replace part,., where
neees::-;ary.
Rcmo\'e "park plug wire and hold within
J/H
inch of eng inc block. Clean sharp
spark should jump betv.~en wire anel
block when engine is cranked. If spark
is wPHk ur not present, clean and ad-
just breaker points. See Par. 1, Sec.
VI.
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"park plug wire and hold within
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l/H
inch of engine block. A clean sharp
>,park ,,1101Ild jump between wire and
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block when engine is cranked. Clean and
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"et timer points. If srark still is not
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present when engine is cranked, replace
coil. I
Check anc1 set timing. See Par. 1, Sec.
VI for electrical ignition models, Pal'.
5,
Sec. VI for magneto models.
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