May 10, 2009 by Chev M | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
looking for a way to make a cheap spark tester for checking spark on my lawn mower to check for spark not looking for any advise to put my hand on plug wire and just spin
The cheapest I can think of is to stick your finger in the sparkplug boot and pull the cord, lol, no seriously just stick a screwdriver in the boot and hold the handle of the screwdriver so that the shaft is very close to the Block or the head of a head
Rob G | May 10, 2009
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Engine Miss
Engi ne Miss Diagnosis
When it comes to your vehicle running correctly there are several things involved.В First your engine must be running on all cylinders.В If you are not running on all cylinders your engine is considered to be missing.
How to determine if your engine is missing is a lot by sound or feel.В To tell if an engine is missing by sound or feel is by simply hearing for an engine miss while driving and it will sound like your engine is sputtering.В Or you may feel a shake or your car hesitate; this is associated with an engine miss.В Another test that works well for idle is to take a piece of paper and hold it behind the exhaust.В The piece of paper should not flap back and forth, if it does then you have an engine miss.
Now we will go onto a couple procedures on diagnosing engine misses.
The procedure
The first thing you will want to do is determine if your vehicle is missing.В We will then assume that it is for the rest of this article. WE WILL ALSO ASSUME THAT IT IS A MISS THAT OCCURS ALL THE TIME.В This is important because some misses that will take more advanced diagnosis can come only at certain points when you are driving.В Also this article will only give you some basic tests you can do for yourself that may just save you a couple bucks. Now that we have determined that your engine is missing we can go into some of the diagnosis.В We will start by opening the hood and parking the vehicle. Next we are going to start your vehicle with the hood opened. Then you are going to want to buy a rubber insulated spark plug pliers.В THIS IS IMPORTANT, IF YOUR PLIER IS NOT INSULATED YOU CAN RISK GETTING A HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCK.В If you do not have a rubber insulated spark plug pliers then this 51750 Spark Plug Wire Puller will work excellent. With your engine running you are going to want...