Originally Posted by
Tom Nied
Well, I don't know your starting procedure, but if you are priming/choking before you're actually starting, you might be bringing too much fuel into the engine. If the tank is a bit high, it could just flow into the engine. My first trainer was a SIG Kadet Senior, its tank was a little high and I ended up using a clothespin on the fuel line to prevent flooding. Once started, I would just take the clothespin off. It ran fine from then on.
I don't prime it at all. Just fill the tank with fuel and start trying to turn it over with the starter. The clothespin is not a bad idea. I will try that. By the way how much torque should these electric starters have? If you hold it in your hand should they spin? I am thinking maybe my battery is weak but then again I have the same problem with a different starter and battery so issue is most likely in the glow engine.
Last edited by AllModesR/C; 11-30-2014 at 03:05 PM.