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Originally Posted by john hall
Was the plug wet with fuel after your first attempt at cranking? If so, adding starting fluid to the situation wasn't going to help.
Nothing wrong with checking the timing.
How strong is the spark? do you have one of those gizmos you plug "in line" to check for spark? If not, do you have an old plug you could sacrifice? If so set the gap on it BIG, talking 1/8" or more. Rule of thumb when I rebuild magnetos is they must fire a 1/4" gap, yeah you are working on a little engine but the concept is the same.
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John,
I can see spark but I am thinking it may be weak. I was going to pull the engine to get at the ignition on the flywheel to see if it was rusted on the magnet making a poor connection. I do have another spark plug that I can sacrafice I will try that.
The plug looked a little wet nothing like it was in the past. I then dried it off and tried the starter fluid and nothing.
I even hooked a drill up to the pull start and cranked it probably 100 times and nothing.