How Short of a Life Span Have You Seen On a Sparkplug

[woodeneye]

I just bought a new spark plug for my 026 a few days ago. It was a champion, really wanted an NKG. How fast have you seen them go bad. Seems like I'm either getting no spark or flooding out on me. Thought I had this sweet little saw fixed.

 

[Rockjock]

I just bought a new spark plug for my 026 a few days ago. It was a champion, really wanted an NKG. How fast have you seen them go bad. Seems like I'm either getting no spark or flooding out on me. Thought I had this sweet little saw fixed.

You could have gotten a dud of a plug but I would bet you are flooding the saw. Of all my saws the 026 is the one I Really have to listen carefully for the " pop " or I will flood it.

 

[woodeneye]

I'm not hearing a pop at all, but I'll put my hearing aid in next time. Gonna try the old spark plug though, too.

 

[Rockjock]

I'm not hearing a pop at all, but I'll put my hearing aid in next time. Gonna try the old spark plug though, too.

lol I did not mean to call your hearing into question.. Just the other day I was talking to a chum while I was starting up my saw, full choke 3 pulls, no pop but I just went to fast idle and pulled 2 more times and she came to life. Each saw is different and they all have their own quirks. Well mine do at least.

 

[1Alpha1]

I only buy NGK or BOSCH plugs.

I've had other brands go bad. I'll never buy a Champion......even on sale.

 

[woodeneye]

I've had plenty of problems with NKGs and Champions. Don't have much access to Bosch but I would try them if I did. Turns out it was carb related. I shot a syringe (about half a small one) into the carb directly and she fired right up after I slapped my air filter on after that : this is the second time I've had to do that in four days... Could be a number of problems as this saw had no telling what kind of life before I found it. Thanks guys!

 

[woodeneye]

Each saw is different and they all have their own quirks. Well mine do at least.

I hear ya! Amen to that! I grounded my spark plug and gave it a pull. Healthy spark, so it just wasn't getting enough gas, opposite of what I thought.

 

[woodeneye]

Think it could be my fuel lines?

 

[1Alpha1]

Think it could be my fuel lines?

If it's not getting fuel, that would be a good place to start. Start with the simplest task and then move on from there.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

I have had 2-3 new NGK go bad with hardly any time on them like new IMO. I wrote ngk off.

 

[hotshot]

This kinda stinks like an oil thread.

Never had a faulty plug new out of the box, but have sure fouled them up by running too rich. Call it luck, as there have been some catastrophic center ceramic failures and near misses posted here on AS.

However, most Champion plugs' (Mexico made) outer electrode nowadays have to be centered back up, and some even trimmed back, to make a proper plug. Put a piece of masking tape over the end to keep the grinding dust out.

Dads got an original stamped "Poulan"' plug in a 306SA that's over 40 years old, and it's still kicking azz! Looks like a Champion, or possibly an AC branded plug, and he occasionally cleans it off with a brass brush & gas, old school style.

 

[Chris-PA]

I've had no problems with Champions - it's what most of mine are. I like the new Champion 5851 wide temp range plugs.

 

[sunfish]

Think it could be my fuel lines?

First thing I change if I don't know how old they are.

I've never had a bad plug. My 25 year old Poulan 3400 still has the org plug and runs fine...

 

[rullywowr]

If it's a champion it's bad out of the package. I wouldn't put a champion in anything but the dumpster. NGK or bust.

 

[C SAW 090]

I've had plugs make it once around the block in my old golf cart. That thing was a pig.

 

[C SAW 090]

Champion has there place in old american gas engines,not saws.

 

[Chris-PA]

If it's a champion it's bad out of the package. I wouldn't put a champion in anything but the dumpster. NGK or bust.

Champion has there place in old american gas engines,not saws.

Will my saws all stop running now that I have found this out? LOL - it's a spark plug, they've worked it out in the last 100 years or so.

 

[woodeneye]

I have had original plugs, such as the one that came in my Earthquake be the cause of my problems but it's hard telling what Chinese plug came in that saw. Otherwise, not too many problems except for a very old dirtbike that didn't like certain plugs. This time, my saw is definitely not getting enough fuel. I'll get it sorted out.

 

[C SAW 090]

Will my saws all stop running now that I have found this out? LOL - it's a spark plug, they've worked it out in the last 100 years or so.

Speaking from my past experince. I'm sorry i don't agree with you.

 

[fearofpavement]

I had one spark plug go bad on my 026 after about 20 years. I've used all sorts of brands of plugs and haven't noticed much difference in them. I commonly will change out a plug with a known good one if I think I may have a spark issue. Usually it's not the plug...