ReadyRepair

• Battery connections are loose.
• Battery charge low or discharged.
• Battery amperage low.
• Starting leads reversed.
• Fuse blown in wiring harness.
• Key switch wired wrong.
• Safety switch malfunction
• Wiring harness wired wrong.
• Starting cable connectors loose.
• Connectors corroded or worn.
• Starter/Solenoid malfunctioning.

• Electric clutch air gap wrong.
• Drive pulley tightened against engine PTO face.
• Drive belt wedged on idler pulley.
• Drive belt tension adjusted too tight.
• Combustion chamber flooded with oil/gas.
• No oil in crankcase causing seized engine..
• Drive shaft coupling forcing engine shaft against internal thrust face eliminating crankshaft end play.
• Transmission brakes too tight.

• Fuel tank empty.
• Fuel hose kinked, pinched.
• Fuel filter clogged.
• Fuel valve shut off
• Fuel solenoid inoperative.
• LPG Regulator not opening.
• Water in fuel, stale fuel.
• Wrong fuel (Diesel).
• Throttle control in stop position.
• Choke not fully closed.
• Choke on, flooding hot engine.
• Power take-off clutch stuck on “on”.

• Safety interlocks inoperative.
• Spark plug wire disconnected.
• Spark plug improperly gapped.
• Wrong type of spark plug.
• Wiring harness not connected.
• Wiring broken, loose or wrong.
• Transmission not in neutral.
• Electrical clutch not adjusted.
• Cranking speed too slow to start.
• Spark plug loose.
• Low or no compression.

• Spark plug gap incorrect.
• Engine not properly warmed up.
• Running out of fuel.
• Low idle set too low

• Low idle fuel setting too lean.
• Electric clutch dragging.
• Load on drive shafts.
• Crankshaft end play zeroed drive.

• Water contaminated fuel.
• Running out of fuel.
• Fuel mixture too rich or too lean.
• Carburetor fuel solenoid shorting.
• Throttle or choke improperly set.
• Dirty carburetor needs cleaning.

• Kill switch contacting intermittently.
• Key switch malfunctioning.
• Safety interlock(s) malfunctioning.
• Faulty fuse in unit control box.
• Leaking, worn valves in engines.
• Shear pin partially cut affecting timing

• Improper ground causing battery to lose charge when accessories activated.
• Faulty battery will not hold charge.

Will not charge

• Regulator-Rectifier failed.
• Regulator-Rectifier not grounded.
• Flywheel magnet not charged.
• Fuse blown or circuit breaker open.

• Regulator-Rectifier burned out.
• Leads pinched causing shorting.
• Alternator stator shorted.

Electric clutch will not engage

• Wrong Regulator-Rectifier used.
• Wiring wrong or not grounded.

Engine runs on when switched off

• Ignition grounding terminal or ground lead not connected at ignition module.
• Faulty switch.

• Running out of fuel.
• Running out of oil in crankcase.
• Carburetor solenoid malfunctioning.
• Key switch malfunctioning.
• Safety interlocks malfunctioning.
• Spark plug lead loose.

• Fuse blown in control box.
• Carburetor out of adjustment.
• LPG Regulator malfunctioning.
• Loss of vacuum to LPG Regulator.
• Tight drive belt causing crankshaft bearing to seize.

• Overheated - Clogged in cooling fins.
• Overheated - Blocked shrouding.
• Closed choke flooding engine.
• Throttle not in midway position.
• Throttle left in stop position.
• Carburetor solenoid malfunctioning.

• Fouled spark plug.
• Kill lead shoring out.
• Ran out of fuel.
• Lost compression.
• LPG Regulator not functioning.
• Vacuum too low to open LPG Regulator.

• Choke not completely opened.
• Throttle control cable clip loose.
• Throttle control improperly installed.
• Fuel filter or line clogged.
• Fuel running low.
• Fuel pump malfunctioning.

• Foreign material in carburetor.
• Carburetor out of adjustment.
• Spark plug gapped wrong causing intermittent firing.
• Drive system binding up causing load on engine.