Hard starting Jred 2155

[fruitcakesa]

Lately this little saw has been a difficult starter. Normally it would start when it popped after choking and then then fired with no choke on.
Now it will almost never pop on choke and I have to pull many times with the throttle wide open, which is the method used when the saw is flooded.
If shut off when warmed, it will restart if done soon after shutdown but if I wait, it still needs the flood start method.

 

[yomax4]

Weak Spark or Plug? I had a saw that had poor spark transfer in the rubber spark plug cap. Took forever to figure it out.