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LEARNING OBJECTIVES.
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
• Troubleshoot a two-stroke engine.
• Evaluate a two-stroke engine.
• Identify basic two-stroke engine failures.
• Test the fuel used in a two-stroke engine.
Chapter
9
Two-Stroke Engine
Troubleshooting and
Evaluation
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KEY TERMS
abrasive ingestion
anti-vibration (AV)
system
armature air gap
attachment
crankcase pressure-
vacuum test
evaluation
failure analysis
flywheel key
gasoline test swab
hygroscopic
idle fuel check valve
lower end pop-off
test
machine marks
main nozzle check
valve
overheating
percentage of
alcohol
phase separation
reserve voltage
troubleshooting
troubleshooting
questions
upper-end pop-off
test
wet plug