TROUBLESHOOTING
Other Symptoms
Symptoms
Main cause
Starter
motor
turns
but
• Insufficient fuel
engine does not start
• Air
in
fuel system
• Water
in
fuel system
Crawlers slip off • Crawlers are
too
loose
Engine exhaust is white • Excessive engine oil
or bluish
• Insufficient fuel
Engine exhaust is • Air cleaner is clogged
occasionally black
Irregular noise
is
• Low quality fuel
is
being used
produced from the • Engine
is
overheating
engine (combustion
or
mechanical noise) • Damage
in
muffler
167
Procedure
• Add fuel.
Refer
to
page 120.
• Bleed the
air.
Refer
to
page
161
.
• Drain the water.
Refer
to
page 134.
• Adjust the tension.
Refer
to
page 130.
• Adjust
to
the prescribed
level.
Refer
to
page 119.
• Replace the fuel.
• Replace the air cleaner.
Refer
to
page 138.
• Replace the fuel.
• If the Engine Overheats
Refer
to
page 159.
• Replace the muffler.
(Request at a Takeuchi
dealer.)