TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL..................................................................................................... 154
ADJUSTMENT............................................................................................... 155
IGNITION TIMING ................................................................................................. 155
TESTING PROCEDURES................................................................................... 159
IGNITION COIL..................................................................................................... 159
VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE (VCM)............................................................................ 160
ENGINE CONTROL MODULE(ECM)............................................................................. 161
SPARK PLUGS...................................................................................................... 161
02 – CHARGING SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 165
717 ENGINE.................................................................................................. 165
GENERAL..................................................................................................... 165
TESTING PROCEDURES................................................................................... 167
BATTERY............................................................................................................ 167
RECTIFIER/REGULATOR .......................................................................................... 167
BATTERYCHARGING COIL ....................................................................................... 167
787 RFI ENGINE ............................................................................................. 169
GENERAL..................................................................................................... 170
TESTING PROCEDURES................................................................................... 171
BATTERY............................................................................................................ 171
RECTIFIER/REGULATOR .......................................................................................... 171
STATOR............................................................................................................. 172
BATTERY............................................................................................................ 175
03 – STARTING SYSTEM ........................................................................................ 181
ELECTRIC STARTER EXPLODED VIEW.......................................................................... 182
STARTING SYSTEM ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM ................................................................... 184
STARTING SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING CHART............................................................. 185
GENERAL........................................................................................................... 186
TESTING PROCEDURES .......................................................................................... 186
REMOVAL .......................................................................................................... 190
DISASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................... 190
CLEANING.......................................................................................................... 190
INSPECTION........................................................................................................ 190
ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................... 191
INSTALLATION..................................................................................................... 193
STARTER SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 194
04 – INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES.................................................................... 195
GENERAL..................................................................................................... 195
FUSES............................................................................................................... 195
MULTI-PURPOSE ELECTRONIC MODULE (MPEM)............................................................ 196
INFORMATION CENTER .......................................................................................... 198
TESTING PROCEDURES................................................................................... 200
POWER SUPPLYCUT-OFF RELAY ............................................................................... 200
INFORMATION CENTER .......................................................................................... 201
INDICATOR LIGHT CLUSTER..................................................................................... 206
FUEL GAUGE/LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ...................................................................... 207
FUEL LEVEL SENDER ............................................................................................. 207
OIL SENSOR........................................................................................................ 209
SPEEDOMETER.................................................................................................... 210
SPEED SENSOR.................................................................................................... 210
ELECTRIC BILGE PUMP........................................................................................... 210
05 – DIGITALLY ENCODED SECURITY SYSTEM (DESS) ................................................... 213
GENERAL........................................................................................................... 213
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