I'm in the process of obtaining my first 4 cycle engine (Saito 100) and have a few questions. Everyone keeps talking about "priming the engine". Can anyone give me some details on different ways of priming the engine. With a 2 stroke all I did was fill the plane with fuel and use the electric starter. On occasion I would need to put my finger over the carb intake and spin the prop a few time to sort of choke the engine. Other than that I never had any issues. I originally started my 2 strokes with a chicken stick (Just simply flipping the engine in the direction of travel), but later got an electric starter and consistanly used it.

Most of the guys at my club just start 4 stroke with their electric starter, but many on this thread are against it. I guess I'd almost need to see the reverse flip start in person because it's hard to picture how it's done just from rading a thread.