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goes out and splits wood in -15F with 30 mph. wind? I guess it is me! It took over an hour to warm the splitter up enough to start it. I used a 600w halogen lamp and a battery charger. I run synthetic oil, so it spins pretty nice, but I even had to heat the spark plug to get it to fire.
So, after I let it warm up for 15 minutes, I started splitting my 22-24" oak and ash. Ran it for about 1.5 hours and went inside when I got real cold. Finally, I was in the middle of a log and the motor started belching black smoke and ran rough, then I shut it off. It wouldn't start after that. Just a bit of popping.
Checked compression and it is at about 100 lbs. Looked like oil on the spark plug. It is a very old 8 hp. briggs(30-40 years) with electric start, so I think I will try to fix since they were made decent back then.
Moral of the story....do something else when it is that freaking cold out!
So, after I let it warm up for 15 minutes, I started splitting my 22-24" oak and ash. Ran it for about 1.5 hours and went inside when I got real cold. Finally, I was in the middle of a log and the motor started belching black smoke and ran rough, then I shut it off. It wouldn't start after that. Just a bit of popping.
Checked compression and it is at about 100 lbs. Looked like oil on the spark plug. It is a very old 8 hp. briggs(30-40 years) with electric start, so I think I will try to fix since they were made decent back then.
Moral of the story....do something else when it is that freaking cold out!