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Old 04-17-2008 | 08:04 PM
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chuck l
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Default RE: DL-50 engine

I need a little technical help here with starting my two DL50's after they have sat a while after a flight. Cold starts are straight forward, subsequent starts involve too many flips. What technic are you using? Are you using the choke, are you priming or what?

BTW, my second DL50 has very little compression, but its strong as a bull! It out pulls my first DL50 and it has less than two gallons through it. The first DL50 is a strong performer, just not quite as strong as the "compression less" one. Bob, at DLUSA, told me the factory switched to a different piston ring on the more recent engines which is resulting in more power.