Failure Diagnosis
Failure diagnosis procedure when the engine fails to start or start difficultly
Engine fails to start or start difficultly
Check the ignition system
Remove the spark plug, check the electrodes of spark plug are carbon connected
Do the spark plug spark over test
Faint or no spark between electrodes
Strong blue or bluish violet spark from the electrodes
Screw off the spark plug cap, do high-voltage wire spark over test
Use ignition timing light to test whether engine ignition is timing
Check if the spark plug, spark plug cap fails
Check the
supply of
ignition
power
Check if
there is short
circuit or
broken
circuit of
ignition coil
Check if there
is short circuit
or broken
circuit of the
internal system
of ignition
system
Check if the
CDI ignition
apparatus
fails
Use the cylinder
pressure gauge to test
the cylinder
compression pressure
Check if there
is fuel in the
fuel tank
Cylinder
compression
pressure
normal
Cylinder
compression
pressure
insufficient
No contact magneto ignition system
1. Check if there is short
circuit or broken circuit of
ignition power winding
2. Check if there is short
circuit or broken circuit of
trigger winding
1. Check if the CDI ignition
apparatus fails
2. Check if the magneto
flywheel and trigger
winding loosen
Loosen carburetor fuel
draining screw, check if
there is fuel draining
from the carburetor
overflow pipe