Posted by Bob Kerr on April 13, 2008 at 19:27:15 from (64.12.116.73):
In Reply to: 10-20 start-up posted by bigr on April 13, 2008 at 18:36:46:
Check to see what mag it has. It should have an E4A mag with a brass band around the magnet. A lot of them were converted to the F4 Mag. The E4A has a small wire lever that flips a pawl down on the impulse coupler and the F4 has an automatic impulse coupler on it. First thing to do is put water in and gas in the tank and check for leaks. Then figure out which lever works the mag. but put it in the down position for now. Pull the choke rod out and crank it over 4 times. That means put your hand flat under the crank with your thumb in and pull up once. DO NOT grab it and try to spin it like a starter! Good way to get a broken wrist!If it has the F4 mag you should hear a click each time you pull up, one the E4A mag you won't. Now is the time to set the mag to the start position. Watch the small cap on the mag where the rod hooks to it and move the lever a small bit until the cap moves a 1/4 inch (Not the cap where the wires go, but the alum cap the rod hooks to). DO NOT try to start it with the spark lever moved over to the right all the way, it WILL KICK BACK and that is where people get hurt! Just move it a little at a time but no more than a 1/2 inch at the mag cap If you have the E4A mag now flip that little wire lever so the pawl rubs the coupling. You should hear it click each pull, if not make sure the lever didn't flip itself off. Then take the choke off or at least put it half way. Then pull the crank handle up firmly and keep your arm, leg, head and anything else you don't want hit away from the handle and see what it does. It should start within 8 pulls. Mine would start every time on the first starting pull. I call the first 4 pulls with the choke on and the mag turned off, the priming pulls, kind of like starting an old airplane when the prop was turned by hand for several revs and then the pilot says CONTACT! (he turns on the mag or IGN at that point and the guy spinning the prop stays clear as he pulls the prop)If not check for spark at the plug. That will take 4 pulls to do as each pull fires one cylinder. Check to make sure gas is getting into the carb. I can't think of anything else, but do be careful. It can be intimidating the first time, but don't get too confident any time you start it in the future. Stay clear of the crank anytime you pull it up even when priming! If I missed something someone will jump in. Good luck!
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