Fixed one problem and now have another

[honda83]

I rethreaded the spark plug hole on my 185s because it was stripped, I was careful to keep metal shavings out of cylinder and was sure to pull on starter many times to kick up shavings out of cylinder. I sprayed W-40 around the threads to clean them up. After I put the plug in i went to start it and now it won't start. Was using W-40 a mistake do I need to let it air out for awhile? Or does it sound that something else could be the problem? Need lots of help I'm still learning.

[mean350]

I HAD TO PUT A HELICOIL IN MY 350x and it woul;d bnot start after that either. i think one of my valves were stuck open from a metal shaving. i pulled it up the road and it fired right up and iv had no problem since!!!

[jason 32]

kello well it would still run with stuckvalve -at least mine did
wd40 ,is flamible keep turnin it over ,check and see if there is spark
check to see if there is plenty of fuel (yea i made that mistake before ha ha )
let me know if you need any thing else
check spark plug cap!!!
crazyrider1@netscape.com if you need ny thing

[mean350]

well my x would not run at all. had no compression ar anything. she ran good after i pulled it behind a truck.

[honda83]

I am getting a spark. It is a blueish-yellowish color. I can see that gas is getting to plug but it is not turning over. It started easily before i had to do this.

[Tri-ZNate]

when you say its not turning over that means the piston isnt moving. Is that what you meant? I'm actually having a simiar problem with my 185s, seems to start on dry days but when its wet it wont pull start. However it will pop off if you pop start it.

[Air-cooled-R]

You should probably just let it air out, or spray a little ether into the cylinder and tr

[honda83]

spray what in the cylinder?