Kohler Courage XT-6 Service Manual

3.4
Section 3
Troubleshooting
ȱ ȱ ȱȱĚ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĚ¢ȱȦ
screw to hold it in position.
ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱ
either direction.
4. Install the adapter into the spark plug hole, but
ȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱ śǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǻŞŖȬŗŖŖȱǼȱȱȱ
tester.
6. Turn the regulator knob in the increase
(clockwise) direction until the gauge needle is in
ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǼȱȱȱȱ
scale.
ȱ ŝǯȱ ȱȱȱȬȱȱȱ
ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
escaping air at the carburetor inlet, exhaust outlet,
Ȧȱȱǯ
ȱ Şǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱDZ
Leakdown Test Results
ȱȱȱȱ ................................................ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯ
ȱȱȱ¡ȱ¢ ......................................................ȱ¡ȱǯ
ȱȱȱ...............................................................ȱȱǯ
Gauge reading in low (green) zone.....................................................ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱǻ¢Ǽȱ£.........................................Engine is still usable, but there is some wear
ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱǯ
Gauge reading in high (red) zone........................................................ȱȦȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ
Engine should be reconditioned or replaced.
Cylinder Leakdown Test
ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱ£ȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ
¢ǯ
ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ
¡ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
Ĵȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
Leakdown Test Instructions
ȱ ŗǯȱ ȱȱȱȱřȬśȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱ Řǯȱ ȱȱȱǯ
ȱ řǯȱ ȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱǻǼȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ
will need to hold the engine in this position while
testing. The holding tool supplied with the tester
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĞȱȱ
accessible.
ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĞǰȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱĞǯȱ
ȱȱřȦŞȈȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
holding tool, so it is perpendicular to both the
ȱȱȱĞǰȱȱȱȱȱ
bolt through the slot and thread it into the
mounting hole.

Kohler Courage XT-6 Specifications

General

Displacement	149 cc
Compression Ratio	8.5:1
Fuel Type	Unleaded gasoline
Starter Type	Recoil
Engine Type	4-Cycle, OHV, Single Cylinder
Oil Capacity	0.6 L (20 fl. oz.)
Ignition System	Electronic
Fuel Tank Capacity	1.1 L (37 fl. oz.)