2013 Kawasaki KX85 Owners Manual - Page 107

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 105 jet or air passage clogged • Air cleaner element clogged, poorly sealed or not • Air installed plunger stuck open • Starter supply to carburetor insufficient • Fuel contaminated with water or foreign matter • Fuel tank air vent obstructed • Fuel holder loose • Carburetor intake duct loose • Air Fuel clogged • Fuel tap • line clogged Compression low plug loose • Spark head insufficiently tightened • Cylinder nut loose • Cylinder or piston worn • Cylinder ring worn, weak, broken, or sticking • Piston ring side clearance excessive • Piston head gasket damaged • Cylinder 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 valve does not fully open • Throttle cleaner element clogged • Air clogged • Muffler contaminated with water or foreign matter • Fuel exhaust port clogged • Cylinder dragging • Brake slipping • Clutch overheating • Engine oil level too high • Transmission 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 ports clogged (contaminated with carbon) • KIPS valve operating rod seized • Exhaust • KIPS rod seized in cylinder Knocking built up in combustion chamber • Carbon quality poor or type incorrect • Fuel plug type incorrect • Spark • Igniter defective j