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Old 08-19-2010, 01:00 AM
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Well, I have a Made in Canada Roper tiller w/ B&S 4hp. motor. In order for me to shut down the motor, I should pull the choke, or I can ground out the spark plug. With a metal tab attatched to a headbolt, I simplt bend it over to meet the top of the sparkplug and thus, fouling out the plug. Seems like I'am going through sparkplugs doing this. Is this a good way to shut down the motor....or would be choking it off be better??? Of course my model dont have a shut-off switch. Thanks, John
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Old 08-19-2010, 06:50 AM
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back in the day the metal tab to the spark plug was standard from the factory to shut down a lot of the engines, i would bet that owners getting zapped by touching the plug was the prime motivator in having a kill switch to replace the tab.

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Old 08-19-2010, 09:25 AM
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I would short the plug,thats proper as stated previously.
Pulling the choke floods the motor a bit with gas, upsetting the mixture and chocking off the air,causing it to stall.
---- just not a good thing to do.
Slow the engine (any engine) to idle for a minute or 2 after use, and then short the plug.
---listen real close and you will hear the engine say "thank you"
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Yup, what ol'George said.
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I'll 3rd that. If you pull the choke to stop it, you are washing the cylinder walls with raw gas every time you shut it off.
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Thanks Guys! Got it all cleaned up and back togeather.
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