2009 Kawasaki KX100 Owners Manual - Page 106

104 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE jet or air passage clogged • Air Air cleaner • installed element clogged, poorly sealed or not plunger stuck open • Starter Fuel supply to carburetor insufficient • Fuel contaminated with water or foreign matter • Fuel tank air vent obstructed • Carburetor holder loose • Air intake duct loose • Fuel tap clogged • Fuel line clogged • Compression low plug loose • Spark head insufficiently tightened • Cylinder Cylinder nut loose • Cylinder or piston worn • Piston ring worn, weak, broken, or sticking • Piston ring side clearance excessive • Cylinder head gasket damaged • Cylinder head warped • Cylinder gasket damaged • Reed valve damaged • Improper acceleration plunger stuck open • Starter Carburetor fuel level too high or too low • jet clogged • Main Throttle valve does not fully open • Air cleaner element clogged • Muffler clogged • Fuel contaminated with water or foreign matter • Cylinder exhaust port clogged • Brake dragging • Clutch slipping • Engine overheating • Transmission oil level too high • Transmission oil viscosity too high • Crankshaft bearing worn or damaged • KIPS ports stuck closed exhaust valves stuck closed (valve seized or • KIPS contaminated with carbon deposits) exhaust valves assembled incorrectly • KIPS KIPS ports clogged (contaminated with carbon) • Exhaust valve operating rod seized • KIPS rod seized in cylinder • Knocking built up in combustion chamber • Carbon Fuel quality poor or type incorrect • Spark plug type • Igniter defective incorrect • j