Briggs and Stratton NGK for hard starting?

[Clevy]

Originally Posted By: 123GO
So much for you guys knowledge of spark plugs...
NGK story: My cousin had a 79 Harley low rider that needed a rebuild bad but he wanted to wait till winter. It smoked so bad he fouled every plug within 15-20min riding and carried a bag of them to ride it. He ran Harley plugs{champions},reg champions,split fires,autolite,ac you name it he fouled it. I kept telling him get NGK it will run. Ever try to get a Harley rider to put a japanese part on a Harley..lol?
After a few weeks I got tired of hearing him whine so I bought two NGK's for him. After he installed them he rode the bike every day for 2 months. All his bikes got NGK since. How come?
All NGK's are designed to fire in oil. Japans the 2 cycle dirt bike capital of the world since the 60's, NGK made "all" their plugs capable of firing in oil because of it. JC Whitney has always advertised them as the plugs that fire in oil,remember that add? In 40yrs Ive only had one NGK go bad unless it was gas fouled in my race cars while tuning carbs. I did do that to a set. The one bad plug was in a 1988 Maxima and it just went? Failing to spark. I can still remember it. They wont spark better but I assure you NGKs will spark much much longer than anything else on the market... BTW: O'Reileys auto parts sells them for same price as a junk Champion.


Hehehe. First post and this is what he shares.
I'm going to have to subscribe to you. If the rest of the wisdom you choose to share with the forum is as good as this one I am going to have to take precautions such as not drinking any beverages for fear of spitting them everywhere as I laugh hysterically.
I've read some real whoppers since being a member of this fine forum and this one is easily top 5.
Molekule has written a couple of chapters about spark plugs. I suggest having a look.
Sadly I don't think you will,which means you'll continue with this utter absurdity.
The best is the Harley part. The carb is obviously jetted way too rich but this particular spark plug is the only one that doesn't foul.
Truly I am amazed at what some people can convince themselves of.
Welcome to the forum.

 

[bchannell]

I think the more important point, rather than which plug is best, is that proper maintenance and a healthly engine will do more for hard starting than anything else. People tend to bash the newest auto choke B&S engines, but I've found them to be very reliable. Sure, if you don't care for your OPE, it's going to let you down, and you might even make the point that Tecumseh engines are more reliable, but it gets down to care. Properly cared for, the B&S engines will start in one or two pulls every time. Now, to me, primered carbs are easier to maintain, but both auto choke and primered will start easy and run just fine. I've rebuilt a ton of newer B&S engines, especially the 6.75, and every single one was from misuse, hitting something, running without oil, plugged air filter, poor off season storage, you name it, but never a mechanical breakdown from design.