Fault Diagnosis   
Symptom: Engine will not start or is hard to start 
Diagnosis procedures   
 
Perform spark-over test 
Clean deposited carbon 
Spark is weak between electrodes or no spark at all.  Strong blue or violet spark leaps between electrodes 
Engine will not start or is hard to start 
Check ignition system 
Remove the spark plug and check if electrodes of the plus are connected by carbon. 
Screw off spark plug cap, perform high-voltage wire spark over test  Use an ignition timing lamp to check ignition timing of engine 
Strong blue spark leaps  Weak or no spark 
Check spark plug and cap 
1. Check CDI igniter 2. 
Check if magneto 
flywheel or trigger coil 
looses.  
Loosen drain screw of 
carburetor and check 
if there is oil flowing 
out from overflow pipe   
Refuel 
gasoline 
Check compression 
pressure in the
 
cylinder. 
Check oil in 
the fuel 
tank. 
Compression 
pressure in 
the cylinder 
is normal. 
Check ignition 
power 
supply. 
Check if wires in 
the ignition system 
are shorted or 
broken.   
Check if 
CDI igniter 
fails.
 
Non-contact battery ignition system  Non-contact magneto ignition system 
1. Check electric quantity 
of battery; 2.Check if 
low-voltage circuit is 
broken or shorted; 3 
Check if trigger coil is 
shorted or broken.   
1. Check if ignition 
power supply coil is 
shortened or broken; 2. 
Check if trigger coil is 
shorted or broken. 
Compression 
pressure in 
the cylinder 
is low. 
No  Yes 
No  Yes 
Yes  No 
Yes 
No 
Check if 
ignition coil is 
shorted or 
broken.