86039180pg4-3, Machine troubleshooting – Windsor Lightning L24ER22 User Manual

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MACHINE TROUBLESHOOTING

LIGHTNING 86039180 05/23/07

4-3

PROBLEM.

CAUSE SOLUTION

Will not start

No fuel or dirt in fuel line

See engine owners manual for servicing.

Blown head gasket

NOTE: ONLY properly trained service technicians

Engine overload

Should adjust or repair fuel system.

Dirty air cleaner

Faulty

spark

plug

Fuel system out of
adjustment

Defective ignition coil

Hard to start

No fuel or dirt in fuel line

See engine owners manual for servicing.

Engine

overload

Dirty air cleaner

Faulty

spark

plug

Spark plug or head bolts
loose

Blown head gasket

Timing, Coil or Valves
need adjustment

Regulator need adjustment

Insufficient

vacuum

Lacks Power

Improper valve clearance

See engine owners manual for servicing.

Dirt in fuel line

Faulty

spark

plug

Improper oil level

Worn

rings

Odor of burned rubber

Belt out of adjustment

See “Adjusting Belt Tension” pg. 3-3

Engine overheats

Incorrect oil level

See engine owners manual for servicing.

Engine

overload

Build up of dirt inside
engine shroud

High fuel consumption

Faulty spark plug

See engine owners manual for servicing.

Dirty air cleaners

Improper fuel system
adjustment

Machine stops suddenly

Out of fuel

Change fuel cylinders

Faulty spark plugs

Clean adjust or replace spark plug

Pad not centered on pad
driver

Center pad or pad driver

Incorrect pad size

Replace with proper pad

Low oil

Add oil (see pg. 3-3)

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