BME50 and starting
 

I have a new BME50 and I've never used a gas engine before.

One part of the instructions says that the carb should not be left in the airflow and should be in a cowl so that the air can go into the intake smoothly. Or something like that.

A little later it says to start, choke the carb by placing finger over the carb opening.

Emmm.... It's kinda hard to get my finger in there because it's covered up in the cowl. :)

It does have a choke but it doesn't feel like it could be controlled by a servo. Should I connect some way of choking it manually with the choke?

How do I handle this? Do I HAVE to cover up the carb to prime it?

Tanks
Ken

BME50 and starting
 

Ken,
It is ideal if the carb can stay inside the cowl, however I have ran mine outside and it works very well. To answer your question, a servo can operate the choke, but it would save you some weight if you can simply hook a rod to it and do it manually. You can leave a hole big enough to get a rod with a hook on the end in the cowl and dress up the hole with a rubber grommet. This can sometimes be a bit of a pain, but it is the way I prefer to do it to save weight.
Good Luck,

Jeff

BME50 and starting
 

Jeff,

Thanks, I agree with you. I seems like a wire running through the cowl, maybe using a grommet, is the best way to go. It has a snap action that will keep it in the open position.

Ken