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Engine TRE 0701-TRE 0702-TRE 0801
Service manual
14. TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
The engine does not start or
starts badly
No power supply to battery
Check alternator charge [
10.8]
Starting motor short circuit (burnt rotor
and stator)
Replace starting motor [
6.2]
No earth
Check electrical cabling of earth wire
[
9.1]
Earth wire is attened
Replace earth wire [
9.2]
The coil is faulty and does not supply
current or the air gap is too large.
Check coil [
9.2]
Petrol tank obstructed
Check functioning of pump [
8.2]; clean or replace pump [
8.3]
Petrol pump pressure indicator tube
broken or disconnected
Check or replace tube [
8.3]
Internal petrol pump membrane
broken
Replace pump [
8.3]
Carburettor dirty
Check and clean the carburettor [
7.1]
Poor seal of carburettor needle val-
ve
Clean the carburettor housing and
needle valve [
7.1] or replacethe
carburettor [ 7.2]
Choke blocked
Check and clean the carburettor
and the choke [
7.1]
The spark plug is badly connected
or faulty
Check spark [
9.1] or replace
spark plug
Blocked air lter
Execute the lter cleaning [
5.1]
Fouling in the combustion chamber
Dismount the cylinder head and re-
move fouling [
10.3]
Insufcient pressure
Check tightness of cylinder head
screws, replace washer if necessary.
Check wear and tear of the piston
rings [
10.4]
The engine starts but does
not run
Petrol tank obstructed
Check pump functioning [
8.2];
Clean or replace pump [ 8.3]
Petrol pump pressure indicator tube
broken or disconnected
Check or replace tube [
8.3]