Fun isent it.
I knocked myself out trying to time a jacked up assed f250.
Well... i really just knocked myself silly after jettisoning my self from the engine compartment after recieving a nasty jolt from reaching in between 2 plug wires...
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Fun isent it.
I knocked myself out trying to time a jacked up assed f250.
Well... i really just knocked myself silly after jettisoning my self from the engine compartment after recieving a nasty jolt from reaching in between 2 plug wires...
Nethercutt
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spark testing
Using your hand to test the spark is useful when buying a saw, but not tuning one. It will tell you that it has a little spark, or a lot of spark, or no spark at all. I haven't met anyone who could gauge 90% of spark with their fingers! (you probably lose the nerve endings by the time you get that experienced.)
Believe it or not, I spend $3 at Harbor Freight and bought a spark tester. It is useful because it has a pneumatic plunger, that lets you test the spark performance under pressure. Given, the quality indicates that it will last me about a year, but at $3, that's ok.
Just do yourself a favor: don't buy any other tools while you're there!
I'm sure you can buy a pressure-tester by a reputible brand somewhere.
The regular-old inline spark testers are also very useful.
Using your hand to test the spark is useful when buying a saw, but not tuning one. It will tell you that it has a little spark, or a lot of spark, or no spark at all. I haven't met anyone who could gauge 90% of spark with their fingers! (you probably lose the nerve endings by the time you get that experienced.)
Believe it or not, I spend $3 at Harbor Freight and bought a spark tester. It is useful because it has a pneumatic plunger, that lets you test the spark performance under pressure. Given, the quality indicates that it will last me about a year, but at $3, that's ok.
Just do yourself a favor: don't buy any other tools while you're there!
I'm sure you can buy a pressure-tester by a reputible brand somewhere.
The regular-old inline spark testers are also very useful.
stihlboy
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yea fish is a lil odd but he is ok in my book
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Not using a resistor plug can burn up a modern saw's ignition coil.
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If you don't have a spark tester, you can bend the electrode of a known good plug up to about a 45 degree angle. If the spark makes the gap, then you've probably got a good coil.
