12-07-2010, 04:06 AM
I have a two year old eskimo power auger. Took it out on Friday. Started up quickly, cut a hole and then died and haven't been able to get it running again. I replaced the spark plug and added some sea foam to the fuel.
I suspect that I have either bad fuel (too rich, not not enough oil or just bad gas), a bad spark plug wire or a bad on/off switch.
I am going to try starting it tomorrow after the sea foam sits in the engine over night. If that doesn't work I will go get some new fuel with the right ratio (50/1 I believe) and with stabil and sea foam mixed in. After that I am not sure what to do.
The engine has always started up just fine. The only time it wouldn't was when junk got in the spark plug and prevented it from firing.
Do any of you have any recommendations?
How can I check to make sure the plug is creating a spark?
How can I know if the switch or the spark wire are bad?
Thanks.
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I suspect that I have either bad fuel (too rich, not not enough oil or just bad gas), a bad spark plug wire or a bad on/off switch.
I am going to try starting it tomorrow after the sea foam sits in the engine over night. If that doesn't work I will go get some new fuel with the right ratio (50/1 I believe) and with stabil and sea foam mixed in. After that I am not sure what to do.
The engine has always started up just fine. The only time it wouldn't was when junk got in the spark plug and prevented it from firing.
Do any of you have any recommendations?
How can I check to make sure the plug is creating a spark?
How can I know if the switch or the spark wire are bad?
Thanks.
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