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Re: Yup... I thought of that....

July 02, 2023 11:19AM
They make testers for small engines that just plug between the spark plug wire and plug, and you watch and see if there's a spark when you turn it over. They just cost a few dollars and might be worth trying. If you see spark, it's not ignition but if you don't see spark it may or may not verify an ignition problem.

Not at all sure they work on car motors with electronic ignition, etc. but you could do some googling and see if there are some for cars.

sstrams also made a good point, if it's a carbuerator it's easy to see if it's fuel... take the breather off, look into the top of the carb, work the throttle and see if it's squirting fuel. Or prime it, or try some starter spray.. If it's fuel injected (and probably is), not so easy. But starter spray into the air intake might tell you something even if it's injected. Just be careful with it!



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  any auto mechanics in the house? Question if so....

JamesJM119July 01, 2023 04:42PM

  Re: any auto mechanics in the house? Question if so....

SeattleRam83July 01, 2023 04:57PM

  Nope, gas is good...

JamesJM79July 01, 2023 05:02PM

  Not necessarily fuel....

Aries85July 02, 2023 12:55AM

  Yup... I thought of that....

JamesJM64July 02, 2023 01:32AM

  Re: Yup... I thought of that....

Aries66July 02, 2023 11:19AM

  It could be a fuel issue.....

roman1856July 02, 2023 04:27AM

  Yeah, first order of business..

sstrams57July 02, 2023 05:33AM

  Probably not your problem

SeattleRam77July 02, 2023 04:45PM