2014 Kawasaki KX100 Owners Manual - Page 143
2014 Kawasaki KX100 Manual
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142 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE head warped • Cylinder base gasket damaged • Cylinder • Reed valve damaged Poor low-speed performance plug dirty, broken, or gap improperly ad• Spark justed plug cap or high-tension wiring defective • Spark Spark plug shorted or not contacting properly • Spark plug cap type incorrect • Igniter defective • Ignition coil defective • Stator damaged • Fuel/air mixture incorrect: adjusting screw improperly adjusted • Idle jet or air passage clogged • Slow Air cleaner • installed element clogged, poorly sealed, or not plunger stuck open • Starter fuel level too high or too low • Carburetor Fuel tank air vent obstructed • Carburetor holder loose • Air intake duct loose • Compression low: plug loose • Spark head insufficiently tightened • Cylinder Cylinder nut loose • Cylinder or piston worn • Piston ring worn, weak, broken, or sticking • Spark weak: ring side clearance excessive • Piston head gasket damaged • Cylinder Cylinder head warped • Cylinder base gasket damaged • Reed valve damaged • KIPS ports stuck open: exhaust valve stuck open (valve seized or • KIPS contaminated with carbon deposits) exhaust valves assembled incorrectly • KIPS Exhaust spring damaged • Exhaust advancer valve operating rod seized • KIPS rod seized in cylinder • Other: defective • Igniter Transmission oil viscosity too high • Brake dragging • Poor or no high-speed performance - j Fuel/air mixture incorrect: jet clogged or wrong size • Main Jet needle or needle jet worn • Firing incorrect: Spark plug dirty, damaged, or gap improperly adjusted Spark plug cap or high-tension wiring defective Spark plug cap shorted or not contacting properly Spark plug type incorrect Igniter defective Ignition coil defective Stator damaged