TROUBLESHOOTING

Engine Troubleshooting

CAUTION: Unless you have experience and training in two-cycle engine repair, see your dealer if technical problems arise.

Problem

Probable Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Erratic engine

Drive clutch bind-

-Disassemble drive clutch to inspect shift

operating RPM

ing

weights for wear and free operation. SEE

during accelera-

 

YOUR DEALER.

tion or load

 

-Clean and polish stationary shaft hub.

variations

Driven clutch

-Replace ramp buttons and rollers. SEE

 

 

malfunction

YOUR DEALER.

 

 

-Inspect movable sheaves for excessive bush-

 

 

ing clearance and replace if necessary. SEE

 

 

YOUR DEALER.

 

 

 

Harsh drive

Drive belt worn or

-Replace drive belt.

clutch

too narrow

 

engagement

Excessive belt/

-SEE YOUR DEALER.

 

 

sheave clearance

 

 

 

 

Drive belt turns

Wrong belt for

-Replace drive belt.

over

application

 

 

Clutch alignment

-Adjust alignment offset.

 

out of spec

 

 

Engine mount bro-

-Inspect and adjust or replace. SEE YOUR

 

ken or loose

DEALER.

 

 

 

Machine fails to

Transmission in

-Shift out of neutral.

move

neutral

 

 

Clutch jammed

-Belt twisted, spring broken, weights stuck,

 

 

lubricated. SEE YOUR DEALER.

 

Track jammed

-Foreign object caught or Hi-fax melted to

 

 

track clips due to lack of lubrication.

 

 

-Machine may be frozen to ground. Track

 

 

may be iced up.

 

Chaincase sprocket

-Chain is loose or broken, chain tightener is

 

or chain jammed or

loose. SEE YOUR DEALER.

 

broken

 

 

 

 

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