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Location: Sydney
Registered: September 2004
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Re: A symptoms needs a diagnosis
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Tue, 25 October 2005 08:42

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general rule of thumb with diagnosis is:
First check Electrics i.e. plugs, coil, leads, cap, rotor button, dizzy
Then fuel i.e. carbie, fuel pump (if applicable), filter, leaks in the lines
Then mechanical i.e. compression, leak down, sticking valves, unusual noises, blown head gasket etc.
the reason for this is most that is the order of most likely faults to least likely...
In addition, the basics an engine needs to run is:
Air
fuel
compression
spark
the above order will let you determine which of these is not doing its job....
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Ko Ko | Mon, 24 October 2005 22:00 |
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spirokeet | Mon, 24 October 2005 22:13 |
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SilverGhost | Tue, 25 October 2005 08:42 |
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