From: "Garry Stout" <garrys@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: 914 Staring tips
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Paul McAllister" <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
| > I am sure that this has been covered before. I find mine difficult to
| start when cold. Warm starts are instant. Is there an optimal choke /
| throttle setting ?
|
| Paul, I'm sure each case may be different as regards cold starting
problems
| on the 914. I replaced my battery, changed out the spark plugs, tried
every
| combination of choke and throttle, and even sprayed some "starting fluid"
| into the intake tract.........all to no avail. The engine would turn over
| just fine, but would show no signs of ignition. Ultimately it turned out
to
| be "crud" in the carburetors. I had been burning mogas for 300 hours or
so.
| Upon rebuilding the carbs, the engine now starts instantly, regardless of
| temperature. | Garry Stout|
Cheers,
...ben reading the mail and collecting all this starting lark -
'specially the carb 'crud' and determined Iw ill clean carbs as a recurring
task. In regard to the amount of mogas used, what is the concensus as to a
decent interval for such toil?
Ferg
A064
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