Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
Tony, sorry bud but I'm going to,pick on you for a moment. Hand flipping an engine until you injure yourself is a sure sign that something is not right with your engine. This is a prime example of knowing when to stop and look for the issue. I see this far too often and this is when things get away from being predictable and accidents happen. It's the same scenario as Wayne mentioned earlier that his engine had backfired on him a few times. It appears that he either deems this as normal or just does not have the knowledge to make adjustments to,prevent this from happening. If you ever get the opportunity to attend an IMAC contest please do so. For one you won't see a single starter there among the 40+ entrants but just by being observant and asking questions you would pick up a lot. Jeff, you know I am not a fan of starters. 99% of my heat races over that past 4 seasons with 2 strokes were bump starts. Now that I am running YS the starter gets used every time.
there is a long story that has been told in numerous forums way to much to try and explain here but this is about the DLE85 engine and the issues that coused me to flip out my arm has been well documented in a few formns, yes there was something wrong with the engine, all my other and current engines start with only a few flips but thanks for pointing out the defects in the 85 as this is all about the 85 and not how one should start there engines
TB