sparkplug shock

[enel1221]

touching the spark plug will not kill you, maybe like 1 in a trillion chance. its like 30,000 volts but no amps therefore it'll hurt like but not strong enough to kill you.

 

[ironman]

i was wondering how much it would hurt to touch tip of sparkplug and have someone turn engine over...

I couldn't even find it on youtube :O

just try it its not that bad yea right !

 

[redcali]

ed you were right, a stroke is in the brain

 

[ed1380]

guess i wasnt asleep that day

 

[my_mini_bike]

We've all been zaped at least once..
Havn't we...

On one of my older engine is has an ex-ternal clip onto the spark plug, and the only way to shut it off is to manually disconect the spark plug lead...
Gets ya everytime.

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[Kenny_McCormic]

We've all been zaped at least once..
Havn't we...

On one of my older engine is has an ex-ternal clip onto the spark plug, and the only way to shut it off is to manually disconect the spark plug lead...
Gets ya everytime.

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You need to pull off the flywheel shroud and possibly the flywheel if its points style ignition and add a kill wire. Another way to kill these is to short the plug with a sheet metal flap held down with one of the head bolts.

 

[gocartkid]

The way I kill engines set up like that is a simple hand over the carb. Provided you don't up the tune and it doens't backfire, it works well and sure beats being shocked!

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

The way I kill engines set up like that is a simple hand over the carb. Provided you don't up the tune and it doens't backfire, it works well and sure beats being shocked!

Thats a good way to wear out an engine, all your doing is flooding it which WASHES THE OIL OFF THE CYLINDER WALLS. Some people on here need to buy a kill switch.

 

[jr dragster T]

I know I know i've washed down a 2 cycle before but there is oil in the fuel so that just gives it some "after run oil" But washdown on a 4 cycle is EXTREMLY bad.

 

[gocartkid]

Thats a good way to wear out an engine, all your doing is flooding it which WASHES THE OIL OFF THE CYLINDER WALLS. Some people on here need to buy a kill switch.

Yea I know, but as a temporary or emergency thing it woks. And I just wired up my engine stand for a kill switch so I don't have to do that anymore.

 

[Magice]

I'm meaning the actual tip of the sparkplug that ignites the mixture. I'm wondering how different it is than the lead.

 

[jr dragster T]

It all hurts like !@#$ try it for yourself

 

[Russ2251]

Thats a good way to wear out an engine, all your doing is flooding it which WASHES THE OIL OFF THE CYLINDER WALLS.

But washdown on a 4 cycle is EXTREMLY bad.

3 of my Briggs engines were designed to be shut off by closing choke. Nothing wrong with this practice.
Choking also tends to pull oil up past rings from crankcase. Kind of a reverse blowby.

 

[sayre315]

it realy doesnt hurt that bad
you guys ever had those shocking pens that when you try to open it it shocks you?
it feel like that

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

3 of my Briggs engines were designed to be shut off by closing choke. Nothing wrong with this practice.
Choking also tends to pull oil up past rings from crankcase. Kind of a reverse blowby.

Good point.