HYOSUNG RX 125 Service Manual page 155

ELECTRICAL
Complaint
No sparking or poor
sparking.
Spark plug soon
become fouled with
carbon.
Spark plug become
fouled too soon.
Spark plug
electrodes
overheat or burn.
Generator charge,
but charging
rate is below the
specification.
Generator
overcharges.
Unstable
charging.
Starter button is
not effective.
Symptom and possible causes
1. Defective ignition coil.
2. Defective spark plug.
3. Defective CDI unit.
1. Mixture too rich.
2. Idling speed set too high.
3. Incorrect gasoline.
4. Dirty element in air cleaner.
5. Spark plug too cold.
1. Worn piston rings.
2. Pistons or cylinder worn.
3. Excessive clearance of valve stems in valve guides.
4. Worn stem oil seal.
1. Spark plug too hot.
2. The engine overheats.
3. Spark plug loose.
4. Mixture too lean.
1. Lead wires tend to get shorted or open-circuited or loosely
connected at terminals.
2. Grounded or open-circuited stator coils of generator.
3. Defective regulator/rectifier.
4. Not enough electrolyte in the battery.
5. Defective cell plates in the battery.
1. Internal short-circuit in the battery.
2. Resistor element in the regulator/rectifier damaged or defec-
tive.
3. Regulator/rectifier poorly grounded.
1. Lead wire insulation frayed due to vibration resulting in inter-
mittent shorting.
2. Generator internally shorted.
3. Defective regulator/rectifier.
1. Battery run down.
2. Defective switch contacts.
3. Brushes not seating properly on commutator in starter motor.
4. Defective starter relay.
SERVICING INFORMATION 7-4
Remedy
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Adjust carburetor.
Adjust carburetor.
Change.
Clean or replace.
Replace by hot type plug.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace by cold type plug.
Tune up.
Retighten.
Adjust carburetor.
Repair or retighten.
Replace.
Replace.
Add distilled water between
the level lines.
Replace the battery.
Replace the battery.
Replace.
Clean and tighten
ground connection.
Repair or replace
Replace.
Replace.
Recharge or replace.
Replace.
Repair or replace.
Replace.