Originally Posted by
erwabo
....how do you generate the suction to get fuel in there.
You can generate the suction by using your thumb to block the end of the muffler while you turn the prop over. This is a standard way to prime a stubborn engine in order to get it to kick over.
WITHOUT the glow plug igniter attached, block the muffler and turn the prop over by hand 4 or 5 times. Then apply the igniter and try to start. You can also do this (
VERY CAREFULLY) with the igniter on and while applying the electric starter but don't block the muffler continuously. Just kind of pulse it. Block it for very short intervals (about 1 second) while the starter is spinning the prop. You can over do this and flood the engine. Best to have a second person do this from behind the plane so no one is reaching over the spinning propellor.