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Old 03-09-2008 | 06:24 PM
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yetti831
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Default O.S. 46 will not start.

Hi again. I went to the field today and no one was there. Good reason, too. 20mph winds. I didn't plan on flying, though. I just wanted to break the engine in. I filled the tank and primed the engine (three turns with finger over carb. 6 times without) just as you guys told me to do. I applied the glowstarter (charged for over 15 hrs.) and tried to start her up. She absolutely would not start. I toyed with the needle settings. First I tried three times open as one person suggested, and then 1.5. Either way it would not start. At one point it became very difficult to turn over and resisted some. I also adjusted the throttle, which did not seem to do anything.

One thing I did notice: After I primed the engine, the fuel would subside, leaving the fuel lines. Also, there appeared to be airbubbles in the line. This was an RTF plane, so I didn't mess with anything. Any help would be much appreciated! thanks