trouble
shooting
\
Vh
en t roub
les
occur, don 't over look simple causes
wh
ich
mig
ht
seem too ob
vio
us to be co
nsidered.
A
s
ta
rt ing problem could, for example, be at
tri
but ed sim
ply
t o an
emp
ty fuel tank. The
chart
below l i st s
so
me
co
mm
on causes of engine t roubles-- use this as a guide to
locate
ca
usi
ng fa
ct
ors .
PROB
LFN
FUE
L
REL
A
TED
CAUSES
IG'lITION
CA
USE.'
artIER
CA
US
ES
NO
FUE
L
IMP
RO
PER
RIEL
RIEL MIX.
WR
ONG
NO
SP
ARK
POO
R
IG'lITION
ll-
IPR
OPER
COOL
I
NG
I
~
IP
RO
PE
R
LUB
RI
CA
TI
ON
l50JR
CGIPRESS
ION
VALVE
PRO
BLBIS
CARBO
N
BU
I
LD
-UP
CD
VE
RN
OR
FA
UL
TY
H.J
GI
NE
O
VE
R
LO
AD
ED
WIL
L Nor
ST
AR
T
X
X
X
X
HARD
ST
AR
TING
X
X
X
X
X X
srops
SUDD
ENL
Y
X X X X
LA
CKS
PO
WE
R
X X
X
X X
X
X
X
OPE
RA
TES
E
RRA
TI
CAL
L'
X
X
X
X
K!'IOCKS
OR
PINGS
X
X
X
X
x
"SKIPS" OR
MI
SFI
RE
S
X
X
BACKFI
RE
S X
X
X
OVE
RHEA
TS X
X
X X
x
storage
procedure
If
engi ne i s
to
be
out
of
service
for
a considerabl e
length
of
t ime
durin
g an
off
season pe
ri
od, for
ex
am
pl e,
the
following procedure
is
rec
ommend
ed to prepare the engine
for
stor
age.
1. Drain
oil
fr
om
cr
ankcase while engine
is
still
hot and
flush
with
clean, l ight oi l .
Refill
crankcase.
2. Drain
fuel
tank and carburet o
r,
or
use a
fuel
stabi
li
zer
in
the
gaso
line
to prevent
gum
depos i ts
from developing
in
the
carburetor
and
fuel
lines.
3. Clean
exterior
surfaces
of engine.
4. Spread a
light
film
of
oil
over any exposed metal
sur
faces
of
en
gin
e
that
are
subject
to
cor-
rosion.
5. Pour tablespoon
of
oil
into
spark plug
hole,
cr
ank en
gin
e slowly by hand (2 - 3
revoluti
ons)
and
replace
spark
plugs.
6. Store
in
clean,
dry
place.
parts
ordering
instructions
In any correspondence reg
arding
your engine or
when
ordering
replacement
parts
from your nea
rest
Ko
hler
De
aler ,
pl
ease
report
the
MODEL,
SERIAL
and
SPECIFICATION
number
s as found on
the
nam
epl at e of
your eng
in
e.
If
a
letter
follows
the
specification
number,
make
sure
t h
at
this
is
also
reported.
This
informat ion t
ells
the
Dealer what engine
version
is
invol
ved and
all
o
ws
him to
quickly
locat
e t he
right
pa
rt
number and supply
the
correct
part
for
your
particular
engine. Check the yellow pages
of
your t e
le-
phone
dir
ectory
under
the
heading: ENGINES--gasoline
for
the
nearest Kohler Engine S
ervice
C
enter.
Oth
er
t han s
om
e
routine
serv
ice items
shown
on
the
illustrations,
Kohler part numbers
are
not
listed
in
this
manual due t o var
iations
found
in
the
numer
ous t ypes
of
engine
applications.
Do
not
attempt t o
replace
major i te
ms
or
any
it
ems
that
call
for
special
timing or adjustment procedures --have
this
work done only
by a
quali
fi
ed engine
specialist.
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