Oil in the gas- now wont start
 

I have a Linhai that has been running and starting well until recently. My wife added my oil mix to the gas and now it wont start. I read that it wasn't a big deal and topped it off with just gas but now it wont start.

I've charged up the the battery and the spark plug doesn't appear fouled but it wont turn over. Just keeps cranking. I tried starter fluid near the spark and also in the air intake after removing air filter but did not notice any type of improvement. Carb looks hard to get to. Any other ideas? Hate to drain out all that gas and have the same problem.


Thanks in advance.

Try checking to make sure that you are getting spark to the plug. It sounds like it's not firing.

just drain the gas and put some fresh in.. you can always add some of the mix in a little at a time one u get it running again..

Is this as obvious as taking the sparkplug out, attaching it back to the cable and see if it sparks or is there more involved?

Agree I need to drain the gas and put new in. If that doesn't work and I have spark then I guess I need to consider going after the carb. It just looks like a hassle to get to. Thanks for your input.

Change your plug out before you go to far it's probably fouled by the oil

I pulled it out and looked at it. It looked ok but I went ahead and cleaned it before putting it back. Should I replace it just to rule anything out?

The spark plug is prolly the same $$ or cheaper than the gas your fixing to dump out and it's less messy. Start there.

Also, like one person said above, check for spark before going too much further!

Drained the gas mix and replaced with fresh. Changed the spark plug with new. No change. How do I check for spark before I proceed? thanks

Take the plug out of the motor, plug the spark plug wire onto it and hold it or place it against the motor (make sure you aren't touching the metal on the plug or you'll deffinately know if it has spark), then crank the motor and watch the plug. You should see it spark as it's cranking. If not, then it does not have spark.