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Old 10-26-2003 | 10:55 PM
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DBCherry
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Default RE: run testing an engine!

You'll need a glow plug if there isn't already one installed in the top center of the head. Then you'll need a glow igniter which clips onto the plug. Many igniters have a built in battery so you don't need wires running to a power panel.

You'll need a fuel pump to pump fuel from the container into the tank. (Manual works fine.)

You'll find it much easier to start the engine if you have a 12 volt starter, which will also require a 12 volt battery to power it. You can use a chicken stick instead, but it may take a lot of work to start the engine with one. (It's a stick you use to manually flip the prop.)

Most of all, I'd recommend getting help. You can ruin an engine if you run it too lean, and not even knowing what you need to run one tells me you haven't a clue on how to properly tune it.

Good luck,
Dennis-