GrowinWeeds
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I've had this FS 85 a good while, but has limited use & (was) starting very fine. Now, not so much. Fresh gas w/ stabilizer.
It could be the plug. I checked resistance from tip to center electrode. Nearly 9000 ohms. Bosch wsr 6F is in it. It'll also take NGK BPMR 7A.
A new NGK ( for a different small eng) had a few 100 ohms from tip to center electrode. I shined spots on both plugs to put meter leads, to get good readings.
It has a spark - bluish, not yellow. I wouldn't call it really strong (but consistent). I'm not sure how strong the (blue) spark needs to be on small, 2-cycle engines like this.
Other possibly more important issue: I noticed inside the plug wire boot, the coiled, shiny wire "connector" that fits on the plug tip, was turned partially sideways, after I gently worked the boot off.
I don't know if that style plug wire is toast if the coiled connector ever moves from being perfectly aligned or comes up from the bottom of the boot?
Even if you can push it back into place.
I got the coiled connector back in there & it was quite snug when I pushed it into place. I don't know if the coiled connector is supposed to be fused to something down in the boot.
Or if the coiled connector just depends on a tight friction fit to what appears to be a smooth, metal sleeve - down in the boot?
Thanks.
It could be the plug. I checked resistance from tip to center electrode. Nearly 9000 ohms. Bosch wsr 6F is in it. It'll also take NGK BPMR 7A.
A new NGK ( for a different small eng) had a few 100 ohms from tip to center electrode. I shined spots on both plugs to put meter leads, to get good readings.
It has a spark - bluish, not yellow. I wouldn't call it really strong (but consistent). I'm not sure how strong the (blue) spark needs to be on small, 2-cycle engines like this.
Other possibly more important issue: I noticed inside the plug wire boot, the coiled, shiny wire "connector" that fits on the plug tip, was turned partially sideways, after I gently worked the boot off.
I don't know if that style plug wire is toast if the coiled connector ever moves from being perfectly aligned or comes up from the bottom of the boot?
Even if you can push it back into place.
I got the coiled connector back in there & it was quite snug when I pushed it into place. I don't know if the coiled connector is supposed to be fused to something down in the boot.
Or if the coiled connector just depends on a tight friction fit to what appears to be a smooth, metal sleeve - down in the boot?
Thanks.