on friday on my way home from work my ped broke down just as i was coming down my road. it was just like it ran out of fuel, 1 week ago: i rebuilt this ped, new cylinder, piston, plug, small end, rebuilt carb, new fuel pump, new mani. fired up and ran a dream!! so today i decide to see if i can locate problem. spark YES fuel YES compression YES not much else a two stoke needs???? any way after much fucking about 5 hours later, i decide to try the original plug while i try a bit of easy start, BANG IT GOES! put the new plug in (that sparks if u put it to earth), no start! old plug runs like a dream!! i can say in my 10years of messing about with bikes iv never had a faulty NGK plug im assuming under compression it must open a contact and left me sparkless anyway with a brand new plug its fine now and the rope is back in the shed RANT OVER!