Both of mine were bought from guys who treated them like hell and I found them basically sitting in fields down in Tennessee. They were never covered, and both had been filled with debris. I got them real cheap, replaced plugs and cleaned them up and both were good to go. I used one for 2 seasons and found the second one so I sold the first one did the same thing for the second. Then traded the second one for a jetski after a year. Must have just been lucky.