• Worn or damaged electrode
• Worn or damaged insulator
3. Ignition co
il
(s)
• Broken or sho
rt
ed p
ri
mary
or
secondary
co
ils
• Cracked or broken ignition
co
il
4. Ignition syst
em
• Faulty ECU
• Faulty crankshaft position sensor
• Broken
ge
nerator rotor woodruff key
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POOR MEDIUM-AND-HIGH-SPEED
PERFORMANCE
Refer to "STARTING FAILURES"
on
page 9-1.
Engine
1 . Air filter
• Clogged air filter element
Fuel system
1. Throttle
body
(-ies)
• Faulty thrott
le
body
2. Fuel pump
• Faulty fuel pump
EA$29530
FAULTY GEAR SHIFTING
Sh
ifting
Is
difficult
Refer to "Clutch drags".
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SHIFT PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE
Shift shaft
• Improperly adjusted s
hi
ft rod
•
Be
nt shift shaft
Shift drum and shift forks
• Foreign object in a shift drum groove
•
Se
ized shift fork
•
Be
nt shift fork guide
bar
Tr
an
smission
•
Se
ized transmission gear
• Foreign object between transmission gears
• Improperly assembled transmission
JUMPS
OUT
OF
GEAR
Shift shaft
• Incorrect s
hi
ft pedal position
• Improperly returned stopper
le
ver
Shift forks
• Worn shift fork
Shift
dr
um
• Incorrect axial play
• Worn shift drum groove
Transmission
• Worn gear dog
9-2
TROUBLESHOOTING
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FAUL TY CLUTCH
Clutch slips
1. Clutch
• Improperly assembled clut
ch
• Improperly adjusted clut
ch
cable
• Loose or f
at
igued clutch spring
• Wo
rn
friction plate
• Wo
rn
clu
tc
h plate
2. Engine oil
• Incorrect o
il
level
• Incorrect o
il
viscosity (low)
• Dete
ri
or
ated o
il
Clutch
dr
ags
1.
Clutch
• Unevenly tensioned clutch springs
• Warped pressu
re
plate
• Bent clutch plate
• Swollen
fr
iction plate
• Bent clutch pu
ll
rod
• Broken clutch boss
• Burnt p
ri
mary driven gear bushing
• Match marks not aligned
2. Engine oil
• Incorrect o
il
level
• Incorrect o
il
viscosity (high)
• Dete
ri
orated o
il
OVERHEATING
Engine
1 . Clogged coolant passages
•
Cy
li
nder head(s) and piston(s)
• Heavy carbon buildup
2. Engine oil
• Incorrect o
il
level
• Incorrect oil viscosity
• Inferior oil quality
Cooling system
1. Coolant
• Low
coo
lant level
2. Radiator
• Damaged or leaking radiator
• Faulty radiator cap
• Bent
or
damaged radiator fin
3. Water pump
• Damaged
or
faulty water pump
• Thermost
at
• Thermost
at
stays closed
• Oil cooler
• Clogged or damaged oil cooler
• Hose(s) and pipe(s)
• Damaged hose
• Improperly connected hose