[SEL] Re: Glenn's Engine Starting

[Glenn Wilson]

This engine starts GREAT if you can get it over compression but I am 
WEAK. With my friend, we started it ok but not by myself. 

I've seen Dave's engines start with a push of a button and haven't tried
that on this 18HP. It might work! I tried several times on my 9HP without
success. That starts easily enough by bouncing back into compression.

Glenn

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On Behalf Of Prepair Ltd
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 10:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] Re: Glenn's Engine Starting


On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 09:00:06 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:

>Hi Glenn,
>
>On Mon, 6 Sep 2004, Glenn Wilson wrote:
>
>> Because I am a WHIMPPPPP.
>
>No, I think your engine isn't setup right or you just haven't figgered out
>HOW to start it.
>
>I think all will agree that Dave Rotigel is no massive weight lifter.  But
>he starts all of his engines himself.  Hell, he even has the ladies start
>'em!
>
>16 hp Gallaway - tickles the ignitor
>15 hp Domestic - push button start
>15 hp (20 hp?) Famous - a bit more elaborate starting procedure, but the
>gals at Portland have even done it.
>
>Spend some time with your engine and experiment.  If it's really hard to
>start, SOMETHING is out of adjustment.  If everything is properly adjusted
>and in good mechanical order, then you just need to learn HOW to do it.
>
>Usually the key is to relieve some compression while maintaining enough
>charge to fire.
>
>If the only way to start an engine was to be a hulk or to belt it up to
>something else, these engine companies wouldn't have been able to sell
>'em.  That 18 hp Christianson IS called "The Farmer's Friend" and I'll
>wager that they didn't sell it with a pony motor or an air start.
>
>See ya,  Arnie

Strange how some engines acquire a reputation for being bad starters
with some owners, while others will have the same engine and it will
roll over and fire without a murmur?

Not specifically aimed at Glenn's problem or Dave's ease of starting
his own engines which I have seen first-hand at Portland this year,
but how many times do you see comments about an engine being a right
pig to start, but then as Arnie says, they would never have sold if
they were that way when new.

 
Peter
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Peter A Forbes
Prepair Ltd, Luton, UK
prepair at easynet.co.uk
http://www.prepair.co.uk


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