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.02 isn't exactly right. But it's not enough to really be concerned about. It' wasn't a sloppy .06.

Any tips on removing a plug wire while the engine is running. I know that sounds like a rookie question. But the first and only time...

Ignore the bad spark tester, good spark tester argument for the moment. While running pull the plug cap off one plug and note how it...

I checked them. They're fine. .06.

Quite often with the dual throat Nikki's I can get a good run leaving the carb mounted to the engine and remove enough stuff that I can...

I didn't mess with that part of the carb. As I didn't have replacement gaskets. And mainly because the rest of the carb was just too...

Yes, sprayed carb cleaner through every hole, keeping an eye on the stream that comes out the other end. Especially to two ports that...

I suggest a fuel diagnosis. Sounds like it is running Lean. The usual suspects, carb/filters. Check Valve Lash.

There was no water in the carb. It's kept under a car port. But here in Arkansas, that doesn't mean much, as we have high humidity all...

We have a brand new John Deere Z950M Zero Turn at the park where I work since retiring! With only 50.4 hours on it, it started...

I got the new tester in (after I returned it). When I get back over there, I'll see what the spark looks like. Customer says it's...

Mine did this before. I had to adjust the valves. It was pretty easy to do after watching a few youtube vids. The worst part was...

My 407777 was doing the same symptoms, took the Nikki off and cleaned it, still acted up,, (lean backfire) I thought. Took the carb back...

I checked the valves, they were at .06. Close enough.