RE: DA50 - Hard to Start, Idle Unreliable
I understand factory settings aren't what I should run it on, but I have tuned the engine so that it runs the top end rpm and backed it off a few hundred. I have also leaned the low end till it tries to die when the throttle is advanced and then richened it off, but it just doesn't want to fire within (literally) the first 50 flips. I'd love to cover the carb with a finger and prime, but the engine is very much in a cowl. Also, I cant get it to fire even while choking. I read an article in Model Aviation yesterday that recommends filling the whole in the choke plate. Good idea, bad idea? I think it would make a lot better seal and easier to prime the engine. Thanks so far for the advice, I'll pull the engine afterwork and do some inspecting and post the results.