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Old 04-26-2009 | 06:56 AM
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Ok. So you personally have not run it and you are pretty sure it's never been run. That's what I got out of your reply, which is fine. I'm just trying to set my reply by if the engine has ever been run before and if the high speed needle is ok where it is.

This is an Evolution engine. I am assuming that it has those stops on the needle valve preventing you from getting it to lean or to rich.

Probably the best thing to do is rotate the high speed needle to the center of these two stops. This should get you in the ball park for starting the engine the first time.

Next, fill the tank with fuel.

Without the glow driver on the glow plug, put your finger over the carb inlet (this is a "choke" action) and rotate the prop a full five turns, or until you see fuel flowing in the tube to the carb.

It should be sufficiently primed at this point.

Connect your glow driver.

Stand clear, make sure no wires or clothing are in the way of the prop, and give it a good flip counter-clockwise (looking at it from the front). After a few flips, it should start. If you have an electric starter, go ahead and get it going using the electric starter.

Get behind the plane.

Once it starts, let it sit there with the glow driver attached for a little while, perhaps 30 seconds or so, then slowly increase throttle and advance it to full. I hope you have this plane secured somehow so it doesn't run away from you. Bring it back to idle after a few seconds at full and disconnect the glow driver. It should be warm enough now. Or, you can leave it attached for the break in.. your choice. Leaving it attached helps prevent it from shutting down while running it rich.

Now, you never said if you have a manual or not. If you do, follow their break-in process for that engine. It normally takes a few tanks of fuel to get it to run right unless it was previously broken in.

If you don't have a manual, well, we can walk you through that too.

CGr.