When I bought mine from a friend he said 17 flips with the choke on, 7 after with the choke off for the first start of the day. He exactly right! Do this and it's 5 flips, then 3 for the first start, one flip stars the rest of the day.


Close the hole or notch up in the choke plate, I'll post a picture of what I mean, I do it with soldiering the hole close, some use glue or a bolt.

After you modify the choke plate the way to start the engine is:
a. Close choke completely.
b. Open throttle half way.
c. Flip engine with ignition on until the engine coughs.
d. Take choke fully off.
e. Set throttle just above idle, flip until it starts, usually 3 to 5 flips.