I have a brand new .40 engine and it wont start. It turns over but stops. I dont know whats wrong. I use a chicken stick to start BTW. Also, it squirts fuel out of the carb. I can't think of the brand off the top of my head but it came with my superstart select MKII

I need help i want to go fly tommrow but dont want to get there and it not work. Do i HAVE to have an electroc start for this?

BTW it has never turned over for more than 15 seconds

Sounds flooded to me. No, a chicken stick is fine, but an OS LA is kind of picky in the way it starts (I have 2 of them). Hold your finger over the carb with the throttle set at 100% and turn the prop over by hand (WITH IGNITOR OFF) slowly about 10 times. Put the ignitor on it, and try to flip it backwards with your chicken stick, if it runs backwards, hold the plane firmly and go open and closed on your throttle untill it backfires and starts to run forward.

gp i think i will go back to the shop with it and let them try an electro on it or see what they say about it

I would go buy an electric starter and battery! In the long run it is much easier to start your engine. I would also invest in an aluminum spinner nut, and not a plastic (Du-Bro or GreatPlanes) spinner. Just find out what thread count and size prop stud you have. I purchased a 1/4" - 28 Du-bro aluminum prop nut for my K&B Twister .61, and it has been great! If you get an electric starter all you do is flip around your starting cone and it will fit the smaller diameter spinner.

I can't imagine using a chicken stick, especially on a cold day when it is a little harder to get it going!

Mike

Nothing wrong with a chicken stick. There are so many variables in getting a glo engine to start. Save your money for now, untill you decide if you really like this hobby. Take your plane to the field tomorrow, (I'm making an assumption here) and ask your instructor (you do have an instructor, dont you?) to give you some pointers. If nothing else, if you show up with your plane, I'm sure there will be several folks more than willing to show you the ins and outs of glow engines. They are pretty simple once you get them figured out, but they can be a real PITA when you're first starting out. I started with an avistar with an LA 40, and it took me a bit to come to grips with it, but once I had it figured out, flip starts every time.

This forum is a great site for getting advice and help, but NOTHING is better than having someone show you in person.....

Andy

a 65, being the newb i am i was turning the prop the wrong way [:@]

Actually, hitting or flipping the prop backwards is a common starting technique. Stick with it. There is lots to be learned so it will keep your brain from turning to mush. A year from now you'll look back and be amazed at how much you have learned and, I hope, how much fun you have had.

Jim

One of the things you will learn to pay attention to is which hand feels the breeze. If it's the one holding the plane, engine's going the right way. If it's the one you're starting the engine with, engine's running backward. When the engine starts backward, it can happen even when you are turning it the right way, try blipping the throttle a bit. Sometimes the engine will almost die and then reverse itself.

Even the best of engines can be a pain to start and a chicken stick does not help much. Consider an electric starter.[8D]

snoop, soon as i get the money for an electric starter, i will get one. I got it started today and just left it on about medium throttle, i think it was too cold for it though because if i went below 1/3 of the throttle it would turn off. Will try it later this week when its around 50 degrees. How do you break it in?

newbtoRC,
The break-in can differ for different types of motors. Read the directions that came with the motor for the break-in procedure.