2015 Kawasaki KLX110 Owners Manual - Page 103

2015 Kawasaki KLX110 Manual

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102 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Improper acceleration: Choke valve closed Carburetor fuel level too high or too low Main jet clogged Throttle valve does not fully open Air cleaner element clogged Muffler clogged Fuel contaminated with water or foreign matter Brake dragging Clutch slipping Engine overheating Engine oil level too high Engine oil viscosity too high Crankshaft bearing worn or damaged Ignition timing incorrect Crankshaft sensor defective j Fuel/air mixture incorrect: Main jet clogged or wrong size Carburetor fuel level too low Carburetor holder loose Air cleaner element clogged, poorly sealed, or not installed Air cleaner duct poorly sealed • Carbon built up in combustion chamber Engine overloaded: Brake dragging Clutch slipping Engine oil level too high Engine oil viscosity too high Drive chain trouble Lubrication inadequate: Engine oil level too low Engine oil quality poor or type incorrect Clutch operation faulty Clutch slipping: No clutch release play (KLX110C Model) No clutch lever play (KLX110D Model) Clutch cable improperly adjusted (KLX110D Model) Clutch cable defective (KLX110D Model) Clutch plate worn or warped Clutch spring broken or weak Clutch release maladjusted (KLX110C Model) Compression high: built up in combustion chamber • Carbon Fuel quality poor or type incorrect • Spark plug type • Igniter defective incorrect • Engine overheating Firing incorrect: Spark plug dirty, broken, or gap improperly adjusted Spark plug type incorrect Igniter defective Knocking: • • •

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
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Improper acceleration:
Choke valve closed
Carburetor fuel level too high or too low
Main jet clogged
Throttle valve does not fully open
Air cleaner element clogged
Muffler clogged
Fuel contaminated with water or foreign matter
Brake dragging
Clutch slipping
Engine overheating
Engine oil level too high
Engine oil viscosity too high
Crankshaft bearing worn or damaged
Ignition timing incorrect
Crankshaft sensor defective
Knocking:
Carbon built up in combustion chamber
Fuel quality poor or type incorrect
Spark plug type incorrect
Igniter defective
Engine overheating -
Firing incorrect:
Spark plug dirty, broken, or gap improperly ad-
justed
Spark plug type incorrect
Igniter defective
Fuel/air mixture incorrect:
Main jet clogged or wrong size
Carburetor fuel level too low
Carburetor holder loose
Air cleaner element clogged, poorly sealed, or not
installed
Air cleaner duct poorly sealed
Compression high:
Carbon built up in combustion chamber
Engine overloaded:
Brake dragging
Clutch slipping
Engine oil level too high
Engine oil viscosity too high
Drive chain trouble
Lubrication inadequate:
Engine oil level too low
Engine oil quality poor or type incorrect
Clutch operation faulty -
Clutch slipping:
No clutch release play (KLX110C Model)
No clutch lever play (KLX110D Model)
Clutch
cable
improperly
adjusted
(KLX110D
Model)
Clutch cable defective (KLX110D Model)
Clutch plate worn or warped
Clutch spring broken or weak
Clutch release maladjusted (KLX110C Model)