Here is a summary of what I did today:

Disconnected the battery. Tried to get the old spark plugs off and they were on too tight. I know my limitations, so I skipped this part and went on to the wires. Will get those changed later by a shop/mechanic.

Changed all the ignition wires, using the sly-glide and put them in the new wire management piece that runs on top over the plugs. My only problem here was the coil wire was attached with 2 plastic clips that broke, they were so old. So I had nothing to attach my new wire to keep them out of the way. I used a small metal hose clamp to attach the coil wire to one of the clamps of the air filter housing, until I can figure out something else.

I discovered the black suppressor housing was broken on the bottom, in fact, the bottom screw was very loose. This might account for the trouble I was having, we shall see.

My old rotor was plastic and it was nice to see my one was metal, although I liked the old screws better, they did not strip as easily as the new ones. All in all, my new parts look very nice, it was almost a shame to use them, LOL!

The new suppressor housing fit perfectly into the rotor cap, used some more sly-glide and everything screwed together to make a nice snug fit over the rotor. Then the cover snapped on, like it should. My old one had fallen off and melted on the engine!

What a difference, it looked nice, anyway.

Connected the battery, started it up, maybe started a bit faster than before, but that was the only difference I could tell right now. Not bad for a girl!!!


The real test will be if I don't start it for a few days, especially if it has been raining, and see if it will start properly.

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