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My old Allis WC doesn't really get run long and hard enough. So, it will often foul #4. I keep an old pill bottle that is just the right size to put a plug in. I fill it with Simple Green and let the plug soak. It cleans off the oil/carbon after a while. The
next time it happens I grab the one that's been soaking and take the compressor and blow it off. Put it in the tractor and take the one removed and put it in the bottle for next time.</div>
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As Farmer would say...."I'm frugal". Hahaha</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 30, 2022 9:51 AM<br>
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<div class="PlainText">If you have good spark going to ground it's probably bad plug. If you
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can't see good spark going to ground it's probably bad test and is <br>
probably bad plug. If you grabbed old plug out of toolbox and got no <br>
spark then its probably bad plug. Throw the old plugs in toolbox out. <br>
They will never get better. Dad always had an old set of plugs for the <br>
Allis C in the toolbox buried in the dirt at the bottom. Tractor would <br>
start missing and would try all the plugs in the toolbox before sending <br>
me to shop to get a new one (1). Usually fixed the problem and back to <br>
cultivating corn I went. Dad wasn't cheap just wanted to get his <br>
money's worth. After all plugs were probably like 50 cents apiece.<br>
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Brian CO<br>
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On 2022-05-30 06:00, Stuart Harner wrote:<br>
> Mike,<br>
> <br>
> How did the plugs that won't spark look? Wet? Oily? Sooty?<br>
> <br>
> How is the gap?<br>
> <br>
> Do you have another engine you can hook the plugs to for an external <br>
> test?<br>
> <br>
> Is the spark with the screwdriver consistent? IF so, you might have<br>
> gotten a bad plug. Rare but it does happen especially if someone<br>
> dropped it. You could try a plain J19LM to get the resistor out of the<br>
> circuit to see if that helps.<br>
> <br>
> Let us know what you find.<br>
> <br>
> Good luck,<br>
> <br>
> On 5/29/22 15:22, Mike M wrote:<br>
>> Hey all, I'm trying to get a mower running so I can give it to my <br>
>> sister<br>
>> who is going through a messy divorce. I have a briggs and stratton 6.5<br>
>> hp, parts store gave a Champion RJ19LM. After filling with oil and <br>
>> fuel,<br>
>> it started after 2 pulls. After sitting for a while I tried it again <br>
>> and<br>
>> it wouldn't even sputter. Pulled the plug and no spark, tried another<br>
>> plug, no spark. Tried the old phillips in the spark boot, and got a <br>
>> nice<br>
>> hot blue spark. Any thoughts?<br>
>> <br>
>> Best regards,<br>
>> Mike M<br>
>> <br>
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