Saito 100 Backfire at Startup
07-11-2010 | 09:11 PM
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Saito 100 Backfire at Startup
After completely reliable starting and running for many flights, my Saito 100 backfired at startup, throwing the spinner and loosening the prop. I reassembled and tried again - same result.
I'm new to four-strokes and asked advice from some knowledgeable guys in the club.
Turns out I was not priming the engine sufficiently. It was too lean. I had been concerned about flooding it and backed off on the priming a bit.
As soon as I took the advice and sufficiently primed the engine with fuel, the problem disappeared.
Ipost this for the benefit of some other person who encounters the same problem at startup.
I'm new to four-strokes and asked advice from some knowledgeable guys in the club.
Turns out I was not priming the engine sufficiently. It was too lean. I had been concerned about flooding it and backed off on the priming a bit.
As soon as I took the advice and sufficiently primed the engine with fuel, the problem disappeared.
Ipost this for the benefit of some other person who encounters the same problem at startup.
