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I retired my old echo pb755h and turned it into a backup. Well I got around to tinkering with it and I've found that the spark plug wire pulled out of the boot a little bit. Apparently the wire is cut off and the wires inside the insulation touches the spark plug to complete the circuit, which is how they designed it. The copper at the end is fairly rusted so I'm assuming water is getting inside the spark plug boot where the wire is pushed in and causing a short. It shuts off like I turn the switch off when I put pressure on the spark plug wire. What do you guys think about me just cutting off a little bit to get to some fresh non corroded wire and then shove some silicone (dielectric) grease into the area where I put the wire to prevent further corrosion? Then maybe this will keep the water out when it rains and allow it to run?