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This is wierd, my lawnmower will not start, i pull and pull it and nothing. So i decided to check the spark plug and everything seems to be fine. Just as i was ready to put the plug wire back on, i pulled it one more time with the plug wire about 1/4 inch away from the plug and the thing started. It had a nice blue spark while it was a 1/4" away and running. Just as soon as i put the wire back on the plug it died. I take it off, it runs. I dont know what is going on. Could it be a bad plug that is grounding to the head?
This is wierd, my lawnmower will not start, i pull and pull it and nothing. So i decided to check the spark plug and everything seems to be fine. Just as i was ready to put the plug wire back on, i pulled it one more time with the plug wire about 1/4 inch away from the plug and the thing started. It had a nice blue spark while it was a 1/4" away and running. Just as soon as i put the wire back on the plug it died. I take it off, it runs. I dont know what is going on. Could it be a bad plug that is grounding to the head?
Whats going on is the plug insulator and/or the plug cap are dirty, and this is providing a ground path and shorting the spark out.
If you will spray the outside of the plug with WD-40, and the inside of the spark plug wire cap as well, this *should* cure it.
Or. You could just have a fouled spark plug, your pulling the wire partway off works like a "booster gap" spark plug, which has an internal gap that helps them fire when partially fouled.
I have found that the dip-type carb cleaner buckets will clean up a fouled spark plug pretty well. However a new sparkplug every year or 2 is not a lot for the lawnmower to ask.
LVD is right, of course, although I am not dead certain if this should be towed to the "other vehicle" forum or the "house" forum, or somewhere else...I'll leave that to the pros.
This is wierd, my lawnmower will not start, i pull and pull it and nothing. So i decided to check the spark plug and everything seems to be fine. Just as i was ready to put the plug wire back on, i pulled it one more time with the plug wire about 1/4 inch away from the plug and the thing started. It had a nice blue spark while it was a 1/4" away and running. Just as soon as i put the wire back on the plug it died. I take it off, it runs. I dont know what is going on. Could it be a bad plug that is grounding to the head?
Replace your spark plug & clean out the plug wire connection.
I think people with car repair experience could help out on a small engine problem, so I think here's ok.
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