ORIGINAL: snacker
Thanks Mr67stang, I didn't even consider the stick method. I'm so used to using electric starters. Thanks.
Ferocious Frankie, that helps even more, thanks. Sometimes this engine can be hard to start (at least for a rookie like me).
When you're refering to breather line are you talking about the line going into the muffler?
Compression refers to turning the prop clockwise till it wants to stop, correct?
Sorry, for more annoying rookie questions. Thanks for the help!
It is not the line going to the muffler, but the line coming out of the back of the engine. It's the fuel line behind the crankcase.
Compression refers to turning the prop counter-clockwise until it stops. I like to bolt down my prop so the prop is at 3 o'clock at compression. Sometimes the engine will start backwards and that's just there's residual fuel on the carbureator. When that happens usually the engine will die on its own, but if it doesn't die, just cut the throttle and start again.
Good luck!