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Default Can someone give me some tips on flipstarting an engine.

Throttle full open, cover carb with thumb, flip prop counterclockwise till primed, remove thumb, flip a few more times to get fuel into cylinder. Throttle about 1/4 open, move prop against compression, put glow starter on, flip prop BACKWARDS! Usually works even with the new ones. Don't have to flip HARD. Just sharply.