What is the trick about starting a two cycle engine that sat for too long

[SeniorCitizen]

a spark plug won't cost more than 5$ why are you trying so hard not to replace it and eliminate that possibility of a bad spark plug

Not all of us live across the street from walmart.:laughing: It would be a 60 mile round trip for me to buy a spark plug. Unless it's an emergency I won't be going.:laughing:

 

[RDA.Lawns]

Its only 10 miles one way for me lol . Walmart wouldnt be where id buy 1 i would end up at the dealer I buy my mowers from lol good excuse to be there and maybe talk them down a bit more on the new mower I'm looking at buying. Even on days I don't need to go to town I do. This is my 2 month vacation to hunt and be lazy lol. Being a busy body after hunting in the mornings I go to town to eat lunch and kill a couple hours before the afternoon hunt.

 

[primerbulb120]

I have to travel 4 whole feet to get new spark plugs (get them shipped to my door :laughing

 

[RDA.Lawns]

Lol that's to easy

 

[primerbulb120]

You could do it too! http://www.ebay.com/itm/121876700451?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Less than $2 each!

 

[bertsmobile1]

When blue smokes sit for a long while the crankcase seals can get dry then the seals do not work particularly well.
Remember the cylinder compression is only 1/2 the equation you also need primary compression.

The easy way to diagnose it ( and not particuarly accurate ) is to spray some of your favourite goop down the carb throat, remove the plug and give it a few pulls
When the exhaust blows clean, replace the plug and try again.
If it fires up quickly and feels harder to pull it is a sure sign your seals have dried out.

The harder and proper way to do it is to both a pressure & vacuum test on the crankcase.

 

[RDA.Lawns]

I buy my filters by the case that way. I buy 14 sets of blades a year online too. Never thought about spark plugs online.

 

[primerbulb120]

I buy my filters by the case that way. I buy 14 sets of blades a year online too. Never thought about spark plugs online.

I buy everything online except equipment and oil. Used to get my spark plugs from the auto parts store (< 2 miles away) but they didn't have most of what I wanted. So I went to ordering them online.