It would have to be a big leak for it not to fire at all if you put fuel in spark plug hole.
I had a spark tester, knew exactly where it was, went there and it was gone. Another mystery of moving. I think maybe wife's getting rid of my tools, one at a time. In lieu of testing I have several spark plugs and probably can find a module around here someplace. I have a spare flywheel also.
It's been brought up. Maybe in warmer weather when I can spend more time in the garage I'll get a little more involved. Right now I'm just going out there to feed the cat and I tinker a bit while he's having his breakfast, then I go back in the house and take him with me. I don't usually spend more than a half hour on the saws.
Really?
Yeah, I've done this for several years and have yet to see one that won't hit if you put about a half teaspoon of fuel mix into the combustion chamber. Unless of course something is wrong with compression or spark at the right time. In a day or two I'll change modules and see if that helps.
If indeed it has a loose pan. I've never seen one that was what you'd call loose, seen a couple that just seeped down a bit when doing a vac/pressure test.
If its not tight- its loose- its a fairly substantial leakage site if not sealed.
doesn’t matter how bad the air leak is, with raw fuel in the combustion chamber, the mixture should go from too rich to too lean as you continue to pull it over and at sometime it SHOULD fire unless it’s already flooded or something else wrong with it.
Maybe. But, if he putting fuel straight in the spark plug hole and it will not light it is not because of an air leak.
Look at the piston and rings for damage, you can have 130, and it could be all scored up.
Had a blower the other day and the piston looked new, but he had mixed so much oil in it that the rings were seized with gunk. Who knows. OIL THREAD
Not running them hard or hot enough, and possibly too rich. Look for excessive carbon in and around the muffler.
