I also turn the engine over a few times before starting .Why do I use a starter ? Because i don't have a ego and I like my fingers attached to my hands . Had to search for fingers once and that was once to often . The engine I fear most is a saito 82 , I will never attempt to hand start it and never need to prime it and its the 1st engine that put the fear in me on the test stand . Weird as I have bigger engines . Cheers the pope