After about 10 years I decided that it was time to get back into the hobby again. I have a trainer plane that I bought from a friend. Well, it sat for the length of time that I put above. When I tried to start it, it wouldn't. I never heard of an engine suffering from dry rot, but I guess there is a first time for everything. So apart came the engine, cleaned and re-assembled. Still no go. Replace the tank, fuel lines, glow plug, and still no go. Browsing the forums, I got some ideas but nothing worked. Since I have no docmentation on this particular engine, I was mostly guessing. Then I tried something rather odd. I reversed the connectors on my starter, tried again and it ran. So question #1 is, as you are facing the prop, is it supposed to turn clockwise or counterclockwise?

Question #2, if the answer to #1 is clockwise, how do you keep the prop on? It keeps unscrewing itself as the engine runs.

I hope someone can help me with this as I would really like to fly again.........

Thanks..