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Forgive the digression... I went through the Miller Brewing Company in the middle '70s in Raleigh-Durham NC. Miller Lite had recently come out, and the guide that took us on the brewery tour addressed the "lite" beer craze. He said basically that lite beer was a stroke of marketing genius, in that they took their regular Miller beer, diluted it to lower the alcohol content (and calories), and re-carbonated it to enhance the taste. So basically, you're paying the same (or more) and getting less. I haven't drunk a lite beer since, unless you're buying.
Hey Steve..a shout-out from Ottawa...Buddy you the man.!!! LONG story short....ive been dealing with a problematic Husq lawn tractor .. fix one thing .. then another issue surfaces... e.g. black smoke on the exhasut and dry black spark plugs.. and you mentioned..." check for a sticky choke..." Bingo.. it was 25% closed... all the time.. adjust the cable..clean plugs again and no more smoke... I was getting ready to do head gaskets... You saved the day Steve. Cheers!!! it was a 1 Beer job.. lol :)
@@StevesSmallEngineSaloon lmao I didn’t realize how his dad actually looked, I just meant you look like you could be Chris pines dad by how much you look like Chris pine
I may have commented on here before but this guy is spot on concerning reading spark plugs. As a former High performance snowmobile engine builder, Learning to read spark plugs is paramount to properly tuning any engine. Reading spark plugs tells you exactly how your engine is running in real time. When racing snowmobile( or any engine) its important to know how your oil fuel ratio and heat range on the engine is affecting the power and efficiency of the engine. Too lean, and you can melt a piston top, too rich and you can flood and damage your engine by fouling. Two stroke and four stroke are two different animals and you need to learn how the performance effects both and why.
Steve, thanks for all your great insight. I have learned a lot from your videos. After watching this video on spark plugs, I was able to get my chain saw back to running at an acceptable level. I thought I had a problem with the way I adjusted my carburetor since I could get the saw started but had trouble keeping it running. After watching your video and paying attention to your comments about black sooty plugs, I checked the gap on a new spark plug I recently put in and discovered, like you mentioned in the video, that the gap was far too wide. I closed the gap to the proper distance, and now the saw stays running. I think I can still do a little better on fine tuning the carb adjustment, but that will be a lot easier to do now that the saw will stay running long enough to try and make the proper tweaks. Thank you!
Great video, at the golf course where I work, a couple of the stihl weed eaters, when they are used full throttle the cord inside, melts together just enough for it to not feed the cord anymore. So I've been using it at full throttle, just not for very long. We have allot of long grass by a creek, and need our weed eaters running good. And your videos have helped me lots thank you.
I was told on a tour at the Coors Brewery in Golden Colorado that yes it basically is Coors Light. Only difference is Keystone uses ingredients that weren't quite good enough for Coors.
Wow!!! I’m a regular viewer, but somehow missed a stroke and didn’t notice this video. Well, I’ll have to be a little more diligent in my review of the brew and make sure I don’t miss other important videos. This certainly fired me up, sparked my interest and plugged a gap in my knowledge. I get a real charge from having virtual access to an expert who can adroitly show me how 24/7!!! Merry Christmas and may you see your way clear to a 20/20 year for you and your family!
Great video Steve. :) I haven't removed my spark plug in over 35 years and it still runs like a charm! After watching this video, I'm very tempted to pull it out and see what it actually looks like! You have taught me knowledge I'd never considered before. Thank you for you great (oldish) video. It meant a lot to me. Mick
I have consumed a lot of coors light over the years, and have discovered keystone light trying to save few dollars. It's the same to me, a friend of mine thought the same thing too.
I watched this video because i got worried when i saw my spark plug was brown colored. I thought that was a bad thing. Now i can stop worrying, Thanks Steve.
Really like your videos, great explanation and clear and up close shots. I've managed to get my aunt's lawnmower working again thanks to your help. Keep up the good work in being a mentor to us all. Cheers and I will have a beer in your name. From rucky in sunny Essex in England
Thanks Steve for sharing your knowledge with us. Now I know for one thing, the plugs I pulled out of my 79' Cougar XRT are Tan and Normal. Good tip on the weed trimmers about keeping those RPMs up and steady. Thumbs Up!
Along with what you said about reading a hot sparkplug on a 4 cycle engine I always check and clean any debris around the cylinder head and fins. Good video Steve!
I'm glad I found this video. Iv got a few old wheelhorses with the kohler K series engines I just had my 14hp k341 rebuilt and finally got it back together. Iv been slowly adjusting the rpm limit up every few times of running It till I get to the 3600 mark. I had It running great after having to replace the coil and condenser and readjusting the valves. The other day it started stumbling and sounds like it's missing every other combustion cycle. Iv adjusted the carb to were it runs the best and nothing changed when this problem started. I'm going to check the plug out on it and the points again. Hoping that solves it.
Great video. Can you do a short video on spark plug heat ranges. How can you tell if it's a hotter or colder plug. What do the numbers and letters mean. Thanks
The danger would be that people would start messing where they shouldn't and cause more problems.For most of us it's best to stick to what the manual says.
Latest batch of homebrewed beer finally ready.Coopers stout. I call it black grog.Probably the opposite of what you have there.I shall pour you one and drink it myself since you aren't here. Thanks for good vids. Darryl in western Canada.
You had my attention at WIDE OPEN! Yeeee haaawwwww Ricky Bobby loves you! And Ricky Bobby loves his modded Stihl 461R 🤘🤘 Just thought I'd drop a comment on this ol' vid to help the algorithm Take care Steve!
Great information. There are many elements that factor into the proper adjustment of carb adjustment, and heat rang of a plug. Gap setting of plug, octane of fuel, air quality. ( But you hit the high points ) great information. 🤙🤙
You know your stuff,and you explain it very well; and especially thanks for the teaching part when you say that ash deposits are from oil burning, never knew that, i knew all the others; are those additives on the shelf?
Coffee brown, that's a cool way of describing it. In German, we say "Rehbraun" which literally means "deer brown"... I guess coffee is more universal though. :P
Great info, thanks Steve. My chainsaw was cutting out on me today. Took out the plug and had to clean the points with sandpaper to get it running again, I guess it needs replacing.
Sometimes , depending on the plug, it will have a metal plating on it thats meant to be on it. Using sandpaper could take that fine layer of plating off of it....Eg. Like Platinum plugs , Iridium , Cobalt /Titanium drill bits.....If platinum plugs were all platinum , they would be a grand apiece ....I use a copper fine wire brush , or 250 grit or above sandpaper , and lightly , I mean lightly scuff the strap.....Just trying to help ...peace.
Well mine is the first one Chainsaw Husqvarna has oil on piston and oil on plug. Used my brothers "mixed gas" I guess its for a different mixture then Husqvarna wants cause it does not want to run at all lol. Thanks again!
Definitely true. Had a 2 stroke engine. Found out I had a bad carb . Too rich on fuel . Had me change piston rings, valves, guides changed. Thanks for the explanation buddy
Thanks a lot for this great overview! I've been mechanic myself all my life, but have never seen a guy who's able to explain all of this so thoroughly and easy to understand way that even I had something to learn from it :))
Do they still use the spark arrester screens in the mufflers today? Back when I worked in the field, they would get stopped up on 2 cycle engines and cause it to run very rich because it could not exhaust properly. I ask because I have never heard you mention it. It was something I always checked when the units came into the shop back then, 35 years ago.
When you pull images from google for your videos, click on the thumbnail then open and copy the large photo. if you copy the thumbnail it will look very low quality like the spark plug photos on this vid. besides that thank you for teaching us how to understand what the plugs are telling us :)
I like to drink my beer with you in your garage. I just subscribe, your god damn good, accurate and well spoken (I’m french canadien) I just start to work on small engine with my uncle. I’m doing 4 to 5 tune up everyday... I will Nevers look a spark plug the same way now. 1 of my top 5 best video. Thank’s brother 👍
6:40 I recently serviced a Chinese clone of a Honda GX engine, only done about 10 hours but the plug was sooty. Replaced the Chinese plug, NGK BP7ES equivalent with a hotter BPR6ES - problem solved.
The "OVER HEATED" Plug could also mean, Lack of Proper Maintenance, where the COOLING FINS on the Engine are full of Sawdust, Grass Clippings, or "THE WORST", a Rodent Nest! If the Fins are "Plugged up" with CRUD, the air from the Flywheel Fan cannot keep the engine cool durring "Normal Operation"... Yet another video Steve! Take care, 🤓 -Thomas Port Orchard, Washington
I hear the same as you that they are the same. I had my first Keystone a week ago and it was fine. I was never a Coors drinker so taste wise I can't say
The spark plug, in my Briggs & Stratton 675 series lawn mower, is wet looking and smells like gas. What would be the cause? Can it be cleaned and reused or do I need to replace it?
Well son of a diddly, I think the heat range nuance just solved my mower issue that I have had from new. It runs, but misses the odd beat. Plug was black, not oily but wet with fuel. Indicating it's way ritch (modern Toro homedepo one from 2015), air filter is clean. So I ordered a high altitude jet, put it in, replaced the plug runs much better, but after 5mins still misses the odd beat, but still better than it was. It's got less than 5hrs on it, I should of warrentied it but could not free my self up while it was valid, stuff needed to get done and now kinda thing. So heat range has me very curious, I might go up one and see what happens. Thanks again.
I always have trouble reading spark plugs what color they are supposed to be. I have a newer craftsman mower the thing says to not change tote oil only check it which I Th ink is a crock of crap. Could you confirm or deny that for me possibly?? Thanks for your amazing videos I love them all and they are very informative
Great information Steve. I have heard you are supposed to hold the throttle wide open while you cut the equipment off to get a truly accurate reading. Is this true or just a suggestion.
I guess since Mr Steve won't answer your ? I will. You are supposed to hold it wide open throttle when adjusting the high speed screw and at idle when adjusting the low speed screw. Two strokes like being revved at wide open throttle, actually they're designed to work that way.
Do you mean run it full RPM as you press the stop button? If so I have never heard of that! Unfortunately Chivos answer is completely backwards! You hold it at wide open throttle to adjust high speed screw and idle to adjust low speed screw. I have several videos on my channel demonstrating this.....
Sorry Chivos but you just said "You are supposed to hold it wide open throttle when adjusting the low speed screw and at idle when adjusting the high speed screw". That is totally incorrect, probably just a typo....
Steve's Small Engine Saloon yes that is exactly what I meant. Thank you for the answer and I will keep that in mind. Great channel Ave keep the videos coming.
My 90 cc honda motorcycle spark plug colour is almost same as the last one what is in your chainsaw.sometimes it starts at one kick but sometimes very difficult.any advive you can give me .thank you.
Thanks for the very informative video for a moment you had me a little scared because I have a 2005 old engine chinese dirt bike and I was like noooooo until you explained the second type of spark plug issue because I put a brand new spark plug into my engine and let it run for a little bit and when I took it out it was black but it wasn't wet it was dry and powder like when I rub my finger across its a 4 stroke dirt bike I wonder if you had some info on what the exact problem might be thanks
2002 club car. plug kinda between rich and dry but black. spark plug gap should be? what number spark plug? is 4es hotter than 5es or reverse? thank you. btw, cart runs a little while(5mins) or a lot(several hours) and floods. how do i adjust fuel/air mixture? Keystone and Coors do taste similar.
Hi there, I would like to know if you or someone could tell what's the condition or the aspects of this fowled spark plug. Basically could tell me what caused this spark plug to look like this?? It's out of a 1973 International Harvester with C175 gas motor.!! I have couple pictures of this sparkplug, but I don't know how to add it here !! It looks oil fouled as well as carbon found at the same time.
Damn my luck sucks!!! I missed your live show. Q&A: Where can I get a D shaped idle adjustment tool? Or make one? Or is it easier to cut a slot for a screwdriver?
At a dealer repair shop I was told my Ford E-150 plugs are due for changing. BUT, these plugs tend to gall (stick) BUT a special tool may get them out, AND this takes hours and hundreds of dollars. I got a second opinion and was told not to have this done until needed. I wonder if there is a special plug that replaces the galled plug. I wonder if all of this is a big fish story.
Big help Steve. Just had an issue with my 2 year old direct injected Ski-doo REV-XS 800R ETEC, and now I can say it was more oil fouled than carbon fouled. Supposed to be a 10,000 mile plug but only lasted 1500 (only the right cylinder fouled, the left one looked like the coffee brown you were pointing out). Wondering if that has to do with starting it up monthly throughout the hot summer rather than summerizing it and operating the engine at too low an RPM in weather that is far out of its normal heat range. Definitely don't spare the horses on the trail. The shop said it was likely just "bad luck."
I have that rich oily spark plug only on cyl 6 that misfires on my boat... I can’t figure out why. I did the carb adjustment and clean. It’s getting spark, idk how strong tho. What would make it do that for only one cyl?
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Man , I could open a small motors business just by referencing your channel! Naahhh, just too much to know and /or learn! I finished my 2nd beer lol.
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Good video better than most of the other plug videos thanks
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Wish I could send you a picture of what I pulled out of my machine dude it had no Gap it was so fouled
Forgive the digression... I went through the Miller Brewing Company in the middle '70s in Raleigh-Durham NC. Miller Lite had recently come out, and the guide that took us on the brewery tour addressed the "lite" beer craze. He said basically that lite beer was a stroke of marketing genius, in that they took their regular Miller beer, diluted it to lower the alcohol content (and calories), and re-carbonated it to enhance the taste. So basically, you're paying the same (or more) and getting less. I haven't drunk a lite beer since, unless you're buying.
Hey Steve..a shout-out from Ottawa...Buddy you the man.!!!
LONG story short....ive been dealing with a problematic Husq lawn tractor .. fix one thing .. then another issue surfaces... e.g. black smoke on the exhasut and dry black spark plugs.. and you mentioned..." check for a sticky choke..." Bingo.. it was 25% closed... all the time.. adjust the cable..clean plugs again and no more smoke... I was getting ready to do head gaskets... You saved the day Steve. Cheers!!! it was a 1 Beer job.. lol :)
From a man who knows what he is talking about. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
You're Welcome...
Never expected Chris Pines dad to give me spark plug tips but I’m here for it
I dont get it! Wasnt his dad the Sarge on CHIPS?
@@StevesSmallEngineSaloon lmao I didn’t realize how his dad actually looked, I just meant you look like you could be Chris pines dad by how much you look like Chris pine
I may have commented on here before but this guy is spot on concerning reading spark plugs. As a former High performance snowmobile engine builder, Learning to read spark plugs is paramount to properly tuning any engine. Reading spark plugs tells you exactly how your engine is running in real time. When racing snowmobile( or any engine) its important to know how your oil fuel ratio and heat range on the engine is affecting the power and efficiency of the engine. Too lean, and you can melt a piston top, too rich and you can flood and damage your engine by fouling. Two stroke and four stroke are two different animals and you need to learn how the performance effects both and why.
Steve, thanks for all your great insight. I have learned a lot from your videos. After watching this video on spark plugs, I was able to get my chain saw back to running at an acceptable level. I thought I had a problem with the way I adjusted my carburetor since I could get the saw started but had trouble keeping it running. After watching your video and paying attention to your comments about black sooty plugs, I checked the gap on a new spark plug I recently put in and discovered, like you mentioned in the video, that the gap was far too wide. I closed the gap to the proper distance, and now the saw stays running. I think I can still do a little better on fine tuning the carb adjustment, but that will be a lot easier to do now that the saw will stay running long enough to try and make the proper tweaks. Thank you!
Great video, at the golf course where I work, a couple of the stihl weed eaters, when they are used full throttle the cord inside, melts together just enough for it to not feed the cord anymore. So I've been using it at full throttle, just not for very long. We have allot of long grass by a creek, and need our weed eaters running good. And your videos have helped me lots thank you.
I was told on a tour at the Coors Brewery in Golden Colorado that yes it basically is Coors Light. Only difference is Keystone uses ingredients that weren't quite good enough for Coors.
I’m trying to figure out how come there are so many people that dislike your videos??- just amazing!!
Sometimes it as simple as just Miss-pronouncing a word!
Wow!!! I’m a regular viewer, but somehow missed a stroke and didn’t notice this video. Well, I’ll have to be a little more diligent in my review of the brew and make sure I don’t miss other important videos. This certainly fired me up, sparked my interest and plugged a gap in my knowledge. I get a real charge from having virtual access to an expert who can adroitly show me how 24/7!!! Merry Christmas and may you see your way clear to a 20/20 year for you and your family!
Great video Steve. :)
I haven't removed my spark plug in over 35 years and it still runs like a charm!
After watching this video, I'm very tempted to pull it out and see what it actually looks like!
You have taught me knowledge I'd never considered before.
Thank you for you great (oldish) video.
It meant a lot to me.
Mick
I have consumed a lot of coors light over the years, and have discovered keystone light trying to save few dollars. It's the same to me, a friend of mine thought the same thing too.
Hi my name is Frank you are expert on all your videos and I like to watch you you are very thorough and give good advice. Thank you
So nice of you
I watched this video because i got worried when i saw my spark plug was brown colored. I thought that was a bad thing. Now i can stop worrying, Thanks Steve.
You're Welcome...
Really like your videos, great explanation and clear and up close shots. I've managed to get my aunt's lawnmower working again thanks to your help.
Keep up the good work in being a mentor to us all.
Cheers and I will have a beer in your name.
From rucky in sunny Essex in England
Thank you very much!
Thanks Steve for sharing your knowledge with us. Now I know for one thing, the plugs I pulled out of my 79' Cougar XRT are Tan and Normal. Good tip on the weed trimmers about keeping those RPMs up and steady. Thumbs Up!
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Your videos are amazing. Wish I'd seen the 20 years ago. I'd have more money and several old tooks back!!! Thank you!
Glad you like them!
Along with what you said about reading a hot sparkplug on a 4 cycle engine I always check and clean any debris around the cylinder head and fins. Good video Steve!
Thank You...
Love Keystone Light, itis made by Coors, used to have to bootleg Coors to Ohio years ago
Right on Buddy...
Used to do the same thing in 1968 .. But I had a shorter run to Iowa. lol
I've been drinking Keystone since it was 2.99 a 12 pack
Another great video!!! Thank you!
I'm glad I found this video. Iv got a few old wheelhorses with the kohler K series engines
I just had my 14hp k341 rebuilt and finally got it back together. Iv been slowly adjusting the rpm limit up every few times of running It till I get to the 3600 mark. I had It running great after having to replace the coil and condenser and readjusting the valves. The other day it started stumbling and sounds like it's missing every other combustion cycle. Iv adjusted the carb to were it runs the best and nothing changed when this problem started. I'm going to check the plug out on it and the points again. Hoping that solves it.
Good luck!
@@StevesSmallEngineSaloon thanks!
Great video. Can you do a short video on spark plug heat ranges. How can you tell if it's a hotter or colder plug. What do the numbers and letters mean. Thanks
The danger would be that people would start messing where they shouldn't and cause more problems.For most of us it's best to stick to what the manual says.
I agree Rick.. I was wondering the same thing when he was saying to go up or down. I would like a video on that also.
Higher the number, generally hotter plug.
Latest batch of homebrewed beer finally ready.Coopers stout. I call it black grog.Probably the opposite of what you have there.I shall pour you one and drink it myself since you aren't here. Thanks for good vids. Darryl in western Canada.
😁😁
Right on Buddy...
You had my attention at WIDE OPEN!
Yeeee haaawwwww
Ricky Bobby loves you!
And Ricky Bobby loves his modded Stihl 461R 🤘🤘
Just thought I'd drop a comment on this ol' vid to help the algorithm
Take care Steve!
Great information. There are many elements that factor into the proper adjustment of carb adjustment, and heat rang of a plug.
Gap setting of plug, octane of fuel, air quality. ( But you hit the high points ) great information. 🤙🤙
I like that Tecumseh Engine sign those where great engines.
Thank You...
You know your stuff,and you explain it very well;
and especially thanks for the teaching part when you say that ash deposits are from oil burning, never knew that, i knew all the others;
are those additives on the shelf?
This video is pretty high quality. Thank you so much! Also your workbench is pretty clean. Happy cuttin' (even though i'm fixin the kawasaki 😂) !
Great video! You're such a smart guy! I follow your advice and everybody thinks I'm a genius! Thanks!
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Coffee brown, that's a cool way of describing it. In German, we say "Rehbraun" which literally means "deer brown"... I guess coffee is more universal though. :P
This applies to my 4 stroke scooter motor also, so its all good. My plug is black and and sooty-like. Time to go a size or 2 down on the main jet.
Right on
Ratio rite cup is essential on 2 strokes I learned yrs ago getting into dirt bikes. 32.1 always best mix in my Kawasaki
Great info, thanks Steve. My chainsaw was cutting out on me today. Took out the plug and had to clean the points with sandpaper to get it running again, I guess it needs replacing.
Right on Buddy...
Sometimes , depending on the plug, it will have a metal plating on it thats meant to be on it. Using sandpaper could take that fine layer of plating off of it....Eg. Like Platinum plugs , Iridium , Cobalt /Titanium drill bits.....If platinum plugs were all platinum , they would be a grand apiece ....I use a copper fine wire brush , or 250 grit or above sandpaper , and lightly , I mean lightly scuff the strap.....Just trying to help ...peace.
Well mine is the first one Chainsaw Husqvarna has oil on piston and oil on plug. Used my brothers "mixed gas" I guess its for a different mixture then Husqvarna wants cause it does not want to run at all lol. Thanks again!
Great video. Thanks for showing the actual plug.
Right on Don...
Definitely true. Had a 2 stroke engine. Found out I had a bad carb . Too rich on fuel . Had me change piston rings, valves, guides changed. Thanks for the explanation buddy
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Good info piug ,,,,,, on the plugs
Thanks a lot for this great overview! I've been mechanic myself all my life, but have never seen a guy who's able to explain all of this so thoroughly and easy to understand way that even I had something to learn from it :))
Very welcome!
Best chuckle I have had all day, they think 50:1 means "half and half."
Do they still use the spark arrester screens in the mufflers today? Back when I worked in the field, they would get stopped up on 2 cycle engines and cause it to run very rich because it could not exhaust properly. I ask because I have never heard you mention it. It was something I always checked when the units came into the shop back then, 35 years ago.
I love your site I have gained a ton of information from you and I have told many others about you
Thank You...
Amazing in depth video! As usual you’re great Steve ;-)
Thank you kindly!
When you pull images from google for your videos, click on the thumbnail then open and copy the large photo. if you copy the thumbnail it will look very low quality like the spark plug photos on this vid. besides that thank you for teaching us how to understand what the plugs are telling us :)
I like to drink my beer with you in your garage. I just subscribe, your god damn good, accurate and well spoken (I’m french canadien) I just start to work on small engine with my uncle. I’m doing 4 to 5 tune up everyday... I will Nevers look a spark plug the same way now.
1 of my top 5 best video.
Thank’s brother 👍
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Last time I watched Steve had 100k subbed now over 200k right on
Thank You...
Steve interesting and informative video as usual thanks, Somerset Mike.
Glad you enjoyed it
I almost thought you were going to say the Keystone Lite is the same as Milwaukee Lite!
Great video! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Never seen that shown before. Thanks Steve
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Thanks for the information...
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Thank you Steve for sharing good info.
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6:40 I recently serviced a Chinese clone of a Honda GX engine, only done about 10 hours but the plug was sooty. Replaced the Chinese plug, NGK BP7ES equivalent with a hotter BPR6ES - problem solved.
The "OVER HEATED" Plug could also mean, Lack of Proper Maintenance, where the COOLING FINS on the Engine are full of Sawdust, Grass Clippings, or "THE WORST", a Rodent Nest!
If the Fins are "Plugged up" with CRUD, the air from the Flywheel Fan cannot keep the engine cool durring "Normal Operation"...
Yet another video Steve!
Take care,
🤓 -Thomas
Port Orchard, Washington
Great video, Thank you Steve. Your the Man.Keep up the good work.
Thank You...
Love your videos keep up the good work. This comment is brought to you by keystone
When I got done typing he said keystone light and that's what I drink only
Does this video work for car engines as well?
Great info, but my old McCulloch, require a 20.1 oil/gas mix....my plugs tend to run light brown, but I dont believe they're too lean.
Light brown is good
I hear the same as you that they are the same. I had my first Keystone a week ago and it was fine. I was never a Coors drinker so taste wise I can't say
Thank you excellent video
You are welcome!
Steve, by far the best explanation of spark plugs I have ever seen! Thanks. By the way, in general is a higher number on a plug a hotter plug?
Depends on the manufacturer...
Ya I suppose. I pretty much exclusively use NGK with a few champions
This is great info, and understandable. Thanks man.
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Thanks Steve.
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Good job steve
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Keystone Light and Coors Light are different beers! Less carbonation in the stones alot smoother brew! Coors light is all carbed up! 😀👍
The spark plug, in my Briggs & Stratton 675 series lawn mower, is wet looking and smells like gas. What would be the cause? Can it be cleaned and reused or do I need to replace it?
Well son of a diddly, I think the heat range nuance just solved my mower issue that I have had from new. It runs, but misses the odd beat. Plug was black, not oily but wet with fuel. Indicating it's way ritch (modern Toro homedepo one from 2015), air filter is clean. So I ordered a high altitude jet, put it in, replaced the plug runs much better, but after 5mins still misses the odd beat, but still better than it was. It's got less than 5hrs on it, I should of warrentied it but could not free my self up while it was valid, stuff needed to get done and now kinda thing. So heat range has me very curious, I might go up one and see what happens. Thanks again.
Right on
I always have trouble reading spark plugs what color they are supposed to be. I have a newer craftsman mower the thing says to not change tote oil only check it which I Th ink is a crock of crap. Could you confirm or deny that for me possibly?? Thanks for your amazing videos I love them all and they are very informative
What number in the plug designates the heat range
Great information Steve. I have heard you are supposed to hold the throttle wide open while you cut the equipment off to get a truly accurate reading. Is this true or just a suggestion.
I guess since Mr Steve won't answer your ? I will. You are supposed to hold it wide open throttle when adjusting the high speed screw and at idle when adjusting the low speed screw. Two strokes like being revved at wide open throttle, actually they're designed to work that way.
Do you mean run it full RPM as you press the stop button? If so I have never heard of that!
Unfortunately Chivos answer is completely backwards! You hold it at wide open throttle to adjust high speed screw and idle to adjust low speed screw. I have several videos on my channel demonstrating this.....
Sorry Chivos but you just said "You are supposed to hold it wide open throttle when adjusting the low
speed screw and at idle when adjusting the high speed screw". That is totally incorrect, probably just a typo....
Steve's Small Engine Saloon yes that is exactly what I meant. Thank you for the answer and I will keep that in mind. Great channel Ave keep the videos coming.
@@StevesSmallEngineSaloon
Haha 😁😂 Mr Steve glad you caught that, I have since edited my response. Sorry my bad.
My 90 cc honda motorcycle spark plug colour is almost same as the last one what is in your chainsaw.sometimes it starts at one kick but sometimes very difficult.any advive you can give me .thank you.
Good info! I learned to read plugs from driving a series of old, worn out beaters in my younger days, LOL.
Right on Buddy...
I see you have a grolsch beer can and bottle. That is local beer from my region. Where did you get those? Greetings from the netherlands.
Thanks for the very informative video for a moment you had me a little scared because I have a 2005 old engine chinese dirt bike and I was like noooooo until you explained the second type of spark plug issue because I put a brand new spark plug into my engine and let it run for a little bit and when I took it out it was black but it wasn't wet it was dry and powder like when I rub my finger across its a 4 stroke dirt bike I wonder if you had some info on what the exact problem might be thanks
2002 club car. plug kinda between rich and dry but black. spark plug gap should be? what number spark plug? is 4es hotter than 5es or reverse? thank you. btw, cart runs a little while(5mins) or a lot(several hours) and floods. how do i adjust fuel/air mixture? Keystone and Coors do taste similar.
Thanks Steve, your channel and teachings are the best and have helped me out. Thanks man..cheers!
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Homelite 20006.. does it need a fuel mix?
Very good information, thank you Steve
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Which is the optimum colour of the spark plug.
Hi there, I would like to know if you or someone could tell what's the condition or the aspects of this fowled spark plug. Basically could tell me what caused this spark plug to look like this?? It's out of a 1973 International Harvester with C175 gas motor.!! I have couple pictures of this sparkplug, but I don't know how to add it here !! It looks oil fouled as well as carbon found at the same time.
Right on with the Keystone and it has a liner inside so you don't taste the Aluminum
Please make the 2 hour video. I’ll watch it. 😄
Very good!
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Damn my luck sucks!!! I missed your live show. Q&A: Where can I get a D shaped idle adjustment tool? Or make one? Or is it easier to cut a slot for a screwdriver?
Very informative, Thanks Steve.
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Could a bad ground from the firewall to engine cause a stove pipe black dry plug?
Great video, a keeper for sure.
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At a dealer repair shop I was told my Ford E-150 plugs are due for changing. BUT, these plugs tend to gall (stick) BUT a special tool may get them out, AND this takes hours and hundreds of dollars. I got a second opinion and was told not to have this done until needed. I wonder if there is a special plug that replaces the galled plug. I wonder if all of this is a big fish story.
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I like Redhorse beer. 💪
Great video bud!!!
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Big help Steve. Just had an issue with my 2 year old direct injected Ski-doo REV-XS 800R ETEC, and now I can say it was more oil fouled than carbon fouled. Supposed to be a 10,000 mile plug but only lasted 1500 (only the right cylinder fouled, the left one looked like the coffee brown you were pointing out). Wondering if that has to do with starting it up monthly throughout the hot summer rather than summerizing it and operating the engine at too low an RPM in weather that is far out of its normal heat range. Definitely don't spare the horses on the trail. The shop said it was likely just "bad luck."
stoichiometric air-fuel ratio for complete combustion is 14.7:1 and 50 or something like you said
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Great topic! Thanks!
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I have that rich oily spark plug only on cyl 6 that misfires on my boat...
I can’t figure out why. I did the carb adjustment and clean. It’s getting spark, idk how strong tho. What would make it do that for only one cyl?
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great video again,Steve! Makes me want a beer..... :)
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“Not rich enough to make that thing look wet”
Not the first time I’ve heard that and definitely not the last...
Great info Steve 👍
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