2015 Kawasaki KLX110 Owners Manual - Page 102

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 101 not seating properly (valve bent, worn, or • Valve carbon accumulation on the seating surface) ring worn, weak, broken, or sticking • Piston Piston ring side clearance excessive • Cylinder gasket damaged • Cylinder head head warped • Cylinder gasket • Decompression damaged trouble • defective • Igniter Brake dragging • Clutch slipping • Engine over heating • Engine oil level too high • Engine oil viscosity too high • Ignition timing incorrect • Drive chain trouble • Poor or no high-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 • Crankshaft sensor defective • Flywheel magneto defective • Wiring connector not in good contact • Firing incorrect: Other: Fuel/air mixture incorrect: Main jet clogged or wrong size Jet needle or needle jet worn Jet needle clip in wrong position Carburetor fuel level too high or too low Air cleaner element clogged, poorly sealed, or not installed Choke valve closed Fuel contaminated with water or foreign matter Fuel tank cap air vent obstructed Carburetor holder loose Air cleaner duct loose Fuel tap clogged Fuel line clogged Needle jet or air passage clogged j plug loose • Spark head insufficiently tightened • Cylinder Cylinder piston worn • No valve or clearance • Valve spring broken or weak • Valve not seating properly (valve bent, worn, or • carbon accumulation on the seating surface) ring worn, weak, broken, or sticking • Piston ring side clearance excessive • Piston head gasket damaged • Cylinder Cylinder head warped • Cylinder gasket • Decompression damaged trouble • Compression low: