jra1100
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My Makita 6401 quit running a week or so ago, I put it down to move some wood out of the way and it would'nt start back up. I finished with another saw and went home. I pulled the filter, it was clean, and pulled the plug and checked for spark, there was spark. I decided to take it to my dealer over in Nashua IA. Leroys is a place that sells ATV's, Snowmobiles, Lawnmowers, Saws and more. When I walked in he asked what I had, and I told the story. Since it is about 20 miles he said "lets take a quick look, I'm not to busy right now". He tested compression and it was OK, so he looked at spark. He looked at the plug and said "I think I have it" the electrode was gone, totally gone. He replaced the plug and it started right up and ran like a champ. To say that I was embarrassed is understatement. It was pretty dark when I checked the spark, but not THAT dark. Now what makes Leroy a great dealer in my mind, other than taking a look at it right away and saving me a trip, is the fact that he after seeing how embarrassed I was said "hey I won't even begin to tell you about simpler things that I have missed over the years, if that is the worst thing you ever miss you will have a great life." His business is a wonderful place to stop at and shoot the bull and buy something.