ORIGINAL: Ralph White
What is the best way to start this engine without a starter (flipping)? I was planning on trying the tee in the fuel line as suggested earlier. Will this work?
Ralph White, Neoga, IL
Yes, it should. I use this method myself with my OS 91 pumper. I don't own an electric starter.
Fill the tank with a reasonable amount of pressure with the tee junction in place and with the throttle set to WOT and you should get a bleed of fuel through the pump and regulator enough to prime the engine (especially if it's inverted and the fuel runs from the carb "down" the intake manifold and in through the port). Once primed, flip the engine over a few times at WFO, close the throttle to fast idle, apply the heat and backflip by flicking the spinner. Up she fires!