Spark Test

ID: 144641

Description: Follow this guide to use a spark tester to test...

Steps:

1. Flip the power switch into the STOP position.
2. Make sure the engine is cool to the touch before proceeding.

3. Use a T27 Torx screwdriver to remove the two screws securing the bottom of the muffler cover to the motor.

4. Tilt the muffler cover up, hinging along the top edge, until it can be removed from the motor cover.
5. Remove the muffler cover.

6. Pull the spark plug boot straight off of the spark plug.

7. Connect the spark plug boot to the left terminal of the ignition checker.

8. Connect the ignition checker alligator clip to a metal surface on the motor to ground the accessory cord.

9. Set the spark gap to 6 mm by turning the spark gap adjustment knob counterclockwise.
10. Do not set the spark gap unnecessarily wide—a high voltage may damage the ignition coil.

11. Flip the power switch into the ON position.

12. Hold the spark tester by the handle on the bottom. Do not touch the terminals or spark window while the test is being conducted.
13. Watch for a spark in the spark window while a second person pulls the starter to crank the engine.
14. Consult the ignition checker instruction manual to troubleshoot the device.