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Advanced Troubleshooting

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Advanced Troubleshooting - For Authorized LCT Technicians &/(*/& Complaint Symptom and possible causes Remedy Engine will not start, or is hard to start Compression too low 1. Valves out of adjustment Adjust 2. Worn valve guides or poor seating of valves Repair or Replace 3. Mistiming valves Adjust 4. Excessively worn piston rings Replace 5. Worn-down cylinder bore Replace 6. Poor seating of spark plug Retighten 7. Failed head gasket Replace Plug not sparking 1. Fouled spark plug 2. Wet spark plug 3. Defective ignition coil 4. Spark plug wire damaged 5. Kill switch in "OFF" position 6. Ignition coil air gap is too wide 7. Ignition coil failure Replace Dry off Replace Replace Switch to "On" Reset Replace Engine idles poorly Engine stalls easily No fuel reaching the intake manifold 1. Clogged fuel filter or fuel line 2. Dirty/gummed up carburetor 3. Fuel petcock is turned off 4. Fuel tank is empty 1. Out of adjustment tappet clearance 2. Poor seating of valves 3. Defective valve guides 4. Worn down camshaft 5. Too wide spark plug gap 6. Defective ignition coil 7. Ignition coil air gap too wide 8. Dirty/gummed up carburetor 9. Stale fuel 1. Dirty/gummed up carburetor 2. Fouled spark plug 3. Clogged fuel line 4. Valves out of adjustment Replace Clean Turn on Fill Adjust Replace or Repair Replace Replace Adjust or replace Replace Adjust Clean Replace Clean Replace Replace Adjust Rev:010410 Copyright © 2010 Liquid Combustion Technology, LLC LCT Engine Service Manual: 208cc, 291cc & 414cc 7

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Rev:010410 Copyright © 2010 Liquid Combustion Technology, LLC
LCT Engine Service Manual: 208cc, 291cc & 414cc
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Advanced Troubleshooting
– For Authorized LCT Technicians
Complaint
Symptom and possible causes
Remedy
Engine will not start, or is
hard to start
Compression too low
1.
Valves out of adjustment
Adjust
2.
Worn valve guides or poor seating of valves
Repair or Replace
3.
Mistiming valves
Adjust
4.
Excessively worn piston rings
Replace
5.
Worn-down cylinder bore
Replace
6.
Poor seating of spark plug
Retighten
7.
Failed head gasket
Replace
Plug not sparking
1.
Fouled spark plug
Replace
2.
Wet spark plug
Dry off
3.
Defective ignition coil
Replace
4.
Spark plug wire damaged
Replace
5.
Kill switch in “OFF” position
Switch to “On”
6.
Ignition coil air gap is too wide
Reset
7.
Ignition coil failure
Replace
No fuel reaching the intake manifold
1.
Clogged fuel filter or fuel line
Replace
2.
Dirty/gummed up carburetor
Clean
3.
Fuel petcock is turned off
Turn on
4.
Fuel tank is empty
Fill
Engine idles poorly
1.
Out of adjustment tappet clearance
Adjust
2.
Poor seating of valves
Replace or Repair
3.
Defective valve guides
Replace
4.
Worn down camshaft
Replace
5.
Too wide spark plug gap
Adjust or replace
6.
Defective ignition coil
Replace
7.
Ignition coil air gap too wide
Adjust
8.
Dirty/gummed up carburetor
Clean
9.
Stale fuel
Replace
Engine stalls easily
1.
Dirty/gummed up carburetor
Clean
2.
Fouled spark plug
Replace
3.
Clogged fuel line
Replace
4.
Valves out of adjustment
Adjust