TROUBLESHOOTING

CHART

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

 

CAUSE

 

 

 

CORRECTION

 

 

Battery

will not

Bad battery

cell(s).

Replace

battery.

 

charge

 

Poor

cable

connections.

Check/clean

all connections.

 

 

Faulty

 

regulator

 

Replace

regulator,

 

 

 

 

(if

so

equipped).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty

 

alternator.

Replace

alternator.

 

Engine

"backfires"

Engine

throttle

control not

 

Move throttle

control

to

when turning

 

set

at

 

"SLOW"

position

 

"SLOW"

position and

allow

engine

"OFF"

 

for

30

seconds

before

 

to idle for

30 seconds

before

 

 

 

stopping engine.

 

stopping

engine.

 

3O

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