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Old 11-04-2014 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by fbenson67
The weird part is it ran fine yesterday and I haven't changed any needle settings. So the plug can be bad even tho its glowing? The glow plug does start the engine, which I thought was its only purpose. I started to worry that I lost compression but if feels normal when you pull the starter rope. I guess I'll try to start it again and lean out the LSN. Thanks for your reply.
If it ran fine yesterday and doesn't run fine today then likely the glow plug is toast. A glow plug can glow nice and bright but the engine may not run for squat without the glow driver clipped on. Change the plug with a new one and try again.