Page 72 - NSU Supermax Owner's Manual

. I * Tracing Tr'oubles I, or short circuit. Defective or incor­
rect sparking' plug. Contact breaker
points oiled up, ,dirty 'or badly
Pet~ol top closed or tap not turned' pitted.
Petrol'does not to .reserve supply. Out of petrol. . . .
overflow when corbu­ Engine will not
reltor is tickled { Float and float needle out of place. Clutch slipping, brakes binding, air
Sticking float needle. . p.ull or becomes filter blocked. Air leaks (loose car­
unduly hot burettorl, jet needle come adrift,
Faulty operation of twist grip or float needle or tickler sticking.
air control lever. Slide does not Wrong sparking plug. Silencer
open. Water in carburettor.' (clean. closed by carbon deposit. Piston
carbu(ettar and filter). Jet choked. Car­ rings gummed up, worn out or
Engine fails to burettbr overflooded. Sparking plug
start broken. Mechanical fault in the
soaked. transmission or wheels.
(remove sparking plug, turn off fuel, open Engine stops
twist grip wide, tur." engine over several Petrol used up with exception .of
..
limes, 'replace the dried sparking plug and reserve supply but tap not turned
start the engine with the fuel supply cut
to reserve position. Out of fuel.
is running).
Petrol overflows off. Turn on the fuel only when the engine High tension lead come. adrift. De­
when corburettor fective sparking plug. Sticking con­
is tiCkled tact brea ker.
Ignition not turned on. H'igh tension
lead disconnected or loose. Short Float chamber Punctured float. Float needle out
circuit. Sparking plug' oiled up, car­ overflows of position. Float needle or tickler
boned up, or points bridged by jammed. ' .
foreign matter. Wrong plug. Wrong'
plug gap. Defective plug (insulation Lamps fail fo Loose or defective bulb. 'Faulty
cracked). Poor earth connection or light earth. Cables loose or adrift.
cable worked loose, generator not
operating, battery run down. Cut,
.. \ out not working properly. ,
Engine stops Fuel tap not turned t9 '''reserve'' or
suddenly or running out of petrol. Vfater in t,he
fires unevenly. carburettor. Jet needle co'me adnft.
Float and float needle out of pia e.
Punctured float. Air leaks (carbu­
, rettor loose). Sparking plug loose
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• In -case of doubt get in touch with service agent.
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