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Old 02-02-2003 | 07:25 PM
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Default First start!

Well apparently SOMEONE has to come in on a white charger and help this poor soul... Someone wanna pass dat jug? and then lissen' up you turkeys....

Assuming you have a plastic fuel tank with the flexible tubing and weight for the pickup ....

Hook up the pickup to the carbeurator nipple. Hook the muffler pressure nipple up to one of the two filler tubes on the tank. Use a small plug in a short length of tubing to seal off the third tank filler tube.

In fact for test running you don't even need the muffler tube or seal. Just use one tube from the tank pickup to the carb.

The tank needs to be mounted so the top is level with the needle valve. And keep it within 3 inches of the engine.

If it's a larger engine then I suggest a very heavy leather glove for your fingers since it sounds like you don't have a starter or chicken stick. And if it's a plastic prop use some fine sandpaper to remove and lightly smooth the razor sharp mold lines on the leading and trailing edges of the blades. Set the prop on the engine so that you can get a good flip on it so the prop snaps over the compression as your hand is sliding off and out of the way. I like to set mine for right handed flipping so the compression is just felt as the prop is at the 3:30 and 10:30 clock positions. Lefties can fill in their preffered position but I'd say 12 and 6 would be a good starting (ooooo, bad pun) position.

The battery needs to be a good strong large Nicad or some other supply with a high current 1 1/2 volt supply. Don't use higher voltage or it WILL blow the plug. An alkaline D cell in a holder words quite well and will last for a few weekends. Take the plug out of the engine and hook it up to check. It should glow with a nice red to orange light over most of the little coil in the opeing. If it's just a dull red over a small part then the battery is too weak. If you're using the D battery I guess you will need a second one in PARALLEL. Note that this means you would need to put the two positive ends onto one wire and the two flat ends on the other. All battery holders put them into series so this is no good. Get two single cell holders and wire them as I've described or modify a two cell holder.

When you're closing the needle all the way in to start the setting go easy. The needle is a tapered pin going into an opening like a wedge. It's easy to damage the seat if you don't use a light touch. Screw the needle in and feel for the tension to change slightly. That little change is the closing point. DO NOT GO FURTHER. Open it from there as per your instructions that came with the engine.

Filll the tank, open the throttle to high, open the needle to what your instructions suggest for starting, choke the carb with a finger and pull the prop through a few times to fill the line and suck some fuel into the case. Pull through 3 times after the line fills. Remove your choking finger and flip the engine hard about 4 or 5 times to send the prime up into the cylinder. Now return the throttle to idle or just a touch open and hook up the battery to the plug. Now flip the prop with a good fast carry through. You need to flip hard to carry the prop through the compression and then sweep your arm out of the way. Pause for a moment in case the engine fires and then return your hand to flip again. Don't forget the pause. It's really embarrasing to put your fingers back into the engine when it's running

If it seems wet and you can hear a hiss from inside it's flooded. Wait a couple of seconds and then flip again. Keep doing this for 3 or 4 times to clear the flood. If it stays flooded then close the needle valve 1 turn and keep trying to clear the flood until it catches and runs. If it doesn't pop or kick back at your finger after a few flips then disconnect the glow plug and open the needle 1/2 turn and do the choke and 3 pull throughs again. Connect the plug and try again.

That's the basics. Modify then a little as it seems to need.

Well thash abou' it....... pash th' jug agin' boys..... Ah'm a gettin' parsh'ed o'er here.......... <HIC>..... AND STOP DAT BANJO PLAYIN'!!!!