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

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
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Cylinder head warped
Cylinder base gasket damaged
Reed valve damaged
Poor low-speed performance -
Spark weak:
Spark plug dirty, broken, or gap improperly ad-
justed
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
Fuel/air mixture incorrect:
Idle adjusting screw improperly adjusted
Slow jet or air passage clogged
Air cleaner element clogged, poorly sealed, or not
installed
Starter plunger stuck open
Carburetor fuel level too high or too low
Fuel tank air vent obstructed
Carburetor holder loose
Air intake duct loose
Compression low:
Spark plug loose
Cylinder head insufficiently tightened
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 base gasket damaged
Reed valve damaged
KIPS ports stuck open:
KIPS exhaust valve stuck open (valve seized or
contaminated with carbon deposits)
KIPS exhaust valves assembled incorrectly
Exhaust advancer spring damaged
Exhaust valve operating rod seized
KIPS rod seized in cylinder
Other:
Igniter defective
Transmission oil viscosity too high
Brake dragging
Poor or no high-speed performance -
Firing incorrect:
Spark plug dirty, damaged, or gap improperly ad-
justed
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
Fuel/air mixture incorrect:
Main jet clogged or wrong size
Jet needle or needle jet worn