On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:10:45 -0700, SF Man
wrote:

On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:05:59 -0500, FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote:
You will have to ground the spark plug which isn't easy

I thought the same thing. It's hard enough to START the thing, with one
foot in the base of the handle, one hand on the top handle, and the other
pulling the cord.

But, it turned out to be (accidentally) easy ... because I had removed the
plug to test it. Putting the chain saw on the shop bench, turning the
lights off, and pulling the cord was easy (sans compression).

It sparks like a champ. Thanks for teaching me that trick.

Do you recall the color of the spark? A yellow/orange is a weak spark
(bad plug gap or weak ignition).

A bright blue color with a loud "snap snap" is what to look for.