Locating And Remedying Faults; Engine Does Not Start Easily - Ducati 250 GT 1965 Instructions For Use And Maintenance Manual

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LOCATING AND REMEDYING FAULTS
The following list contains several of the most frequent
faults which may arise and advice on remedying them.
ENGINE DOES NOT START EASILY
First of all"", asçertain, that "there is engugh petrol ,anCl
that the cock is turned on. (A = open; R = reserve). If
these are in order, the fault may be one or more of the
following:
CAUSE
REMEDY
Petrol pipe is clogged.
Petrol filter dirty.
Petrol cock filter is dirty.
Carburetor float stuck.
Carburetor float leaking.
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Jet is clogged.
The cable of the ignition
coil is broken or spar-
king externally.
Defective sparking plug.
Blow through it until the ob-
stacle is removed.
Dismantle the filter and clean
the gauze by air blast.
Disman tIe the fiter and clean
it by a blast of air through
the gauze.
Remove the float and clean
out the float chamber (this
should be done by a DUCA-
TI Servicing Garage).
Change the float (at a DUCA-
TI Servicing Garage).
Remove the obstacle by a
strong blast of air.
Inspect the cable insulation
for faults and if necessary
change the cable at a DUCA-
TI Servicing Garage.
Change or clean the plug, ma-
king sure that the insula tion
core is not damaged, that
there are no carbon deposits
on the electrodes and that
the spark gap does not ex-
ceed 0.5 mm. (0.0197").
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