Ok, I don't know much about engines but trying to figure this out. I have a cyclone rake with a B&S XR 208cc engine. When I first took it out this year it was hard to start. After pulling the rope a bunch it started up (with what sounded like a backfire or something) and gave off some white/blue smoke. Ran all day including starting and stopping several times. Next week, was a little hard to start but not bad and ran all day again.
Today, I could not get the thing started. I've read what I could and removed the spark plug. There was not a lot of moisture like some people described, but the end was kind of black (see below). I looked in the socket and the part in there looked to have a bit of oil on it, but I'm not really sure what I'm looking at/for. With the plug out I pulled the cord a few times and just felt air rushing out, so moisture spraying or anything.
I tried to test for spark with the plug grounded to the chassis and didn't see anything. Tried to test with the multimeter and couldn't get a resistance reading. Do I just need a new spark plug? Is there a reason it would go bad? We just got this last year so don't know if I did something wrong. I've never changed the plug on my JD mower.
I've watched videos about fixing the carb but didn't think I knew enough to start pulling that apart.
Thanks, and please let me know if there's some other info that would help!
Today, I could not get the thing started. I've read what I could and removed the spark plug. There was not a lot of moisture like some people described, but the end was kind of black (see below). I looked in the socket and the part in there looked to have a bit of oil on it, but I'm not really sure what I'm looking at/for. With the plug out I pulled the cord a few times and just felt air rushing out, so moisture spraying or anything.
I tried to test for spark with the plug grounded to the chassis and didn't see anything. Tried to test with the multimeter and couldn't get a resistance reading. Do I just need a new spark plug? Is there a reason it would go bad? We just got this last year so don't know if I did something wrong. I've never changed the plug on my JD mower.
I've watched videos about fixing the carb but didn't think I knew enough to start pulling that apart.
Thanks, and please let me know if there's some other info that would help!