Summary Of Ignition Problems - MINSK Repair Manual

Summary of Ignition Problems
If your Minsk breaks down or does not start straight away, then one or some of
a finite number of problems are at work. As the list below shows, there are only 33
possible faults which cause ignition problems. If you become familiar with this list
then you can always get your Minsk going if you persevere. It is that simple.
Electrical System Problems
1. faulty sparkplug
2. wet or
sparkplug cap
3. broken wires
4. poor connections at the end of
wires
5. wires with
plastic covering worn off
6. wet switches on the handle bars
7. loose coils inside the generator
8. broken or weak coils inside
generator
9. broken or weak electric box
10. broken or weak transformer
11. incorrectly timed generator
12. loose generator casing
13. loose magnets in generator
Carburettor Problems
14. water in the petrol
15. blocked jets
16. incorrect air mix
17. faulty washer on the stopping
pin
18. cracked float tank
19. stuck float tank
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poorly connected
their protective
20. jammed stopping pin
21. faulty gasket seals between the
carburettor and the engine.
22. loose nozzles on the jets
23. worn down jets
24. worn down accelerator needle
inside jet
25. wrongly
brass connection point
26. wrongly shaped gate
Air filter and Air Box Problems
27. dirty and/or wet air filter
28. loose air filter
29. dirty and/or wet air box
30. loose rubber
carburettor and air box
Petrol Filter and Tube Problems
31. clogged petrol filter
32. pinched or leaking petrol tube
33. empty tank
25
adjusted adjustable
seal between