2 stroke not starting

[Katman]

Is that advanced or retarded .037?

This is Kiwibiker - definately retarded.

[tigertim20]

just got home from a long day at work. the wife was kind enough to use her lunch break to go get a new plug, I chucked it in, kicked it over and boom, started first kick as it should.
Guess its been way too long between smokers for me that I forgot just how easily those plugs shit themselves.

Ive been down the clening the plug route before, and I fond its easier to just by a new one for a few bucks. If I was gunna keep it long term, Id buy 5 of them and keep them in the toolbox, which is exactly what I did last time I had a 2 stroke.

Its probably a combination of two things, 1, it hasnt had a good run since being built, so not running at high rpm at all will increase the fouling of the plug, and secondly, the oil fuel mix in the tank might be a tad heavy on the oil side, so I will drain it and start over.