StartingProblems
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
ThetractionpedalisnotintheNEUTRAL
position,outofadjustment,orfaulty.
Movethetractionpedaltotheneutral
position.
Checktheneutralswitchadjustment.
Testtheneutralswitch.
Thebatteryisdischarged.
Chargeandtestthebatteryorreplace
ifnecessary.
Thebatterycablesareloose,corroded,
ordamaged.
Cleanthebatteryterminals(posts).
Cleantheterminalsattheendsofthe
batterycables.
Inspectthebatterycablesandrepairor
replacethemifnecessary.
ThefuseF1(20A)isdamaged.Testthefuseandreplaceifnecessary.
ThefuseF3(10A)isdamaged.Testthefuseandreplaceifnecessary.
Thewireharnessfusiblelinkatthe
enginestartersolenoidisdamaged.
Testthewireharnessfusiblelinkand
repairorreplaceifnecessary.
Themainrelayorstartrelayis
damaged.
Testtherelaysandreplaceifnecessary.
Thekeyswitchisdamaged.
Testthekeyswitchandreplaceif
necessary.
Nothinghappenswhenyouattemptto
starttheengine.
Thestartersolenoidisdamaged.
Testthestartersolenoidandreplaceif
necessary.
Thebatteryisdischarged.
Chargeandtestthebatteryorreplace
ifnecessary.
Thebatterycablesareloose,corroded,
ordamaged.
Cleanthebatteryterminals(posts).
Cleantheterminalsattheendsofthe
batterycables.
Inspectthebatterycablesandrepairor
replacethemifnecessary.
Thestartersolenoidorstartermotoris
damaged.
Testthestartersolenoidandstarter
motorandreplaceifnecessary.
Cleantheterminalsattheendsofthe
startercable.
Inspectthestartercableandrepairor
replaceitifnecessary.
Thestartersolenoid“Clicks”,butthe
enginedoesnotcrank.
Thestartermountingboltsarelooseor
corroded(insufcientground).
Remove,clean,applymediumstrength
threadlockingcompoundandinstall
themountingbolts.Tightentheboltsto
thespeciedtorque.
Troubleshooting:StartingProblems
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