1986-1988 Honda TRX 200SX Fourtrax Service Manual, Page 197Get this manual
19TROUBLESHOOTING ENGINE DOES NOT START OR IS HARD TO START ENGINE LACKS POWER POOR PERFORMANCE AT LOW AND IDLE SPEEDS POOR PERFORMANCE AT HIGH SPEEDS 19-4 19-1 19-2 19-3 POOR HANDLING 19-4
ENGINE DOES NOT START OR IS HARD TO START
Probable Cause Chec If fuel carbu retor
getting to
NO FUEL TO CARBURETOR
GETTING TO CARBUR ETO R
2 Try spark tes t
GOOD SPARK
No fu el In fuel rank logged fuel lube or fuel filter (3) logged float valve (4logged fuel tank cap breath hal
WEAK OR NO SPARK
Faulty spark plug (2) Fouled spark plug
(3) Faulty COl vnn) Brok en or shorted spark plug wire) Faull alternator (6) Broken or shorted ignition co li (7) Faulty pu lse generator (8) Poorly connec ted broken sho rt ed wlr (9) Faul ignnion switch LOW COMPRESSION
3 Tesl cylinder compression COMPRESSION NO RMA L