Hi all.
Regarding kick back problems on the 912S, I was warned by William Mills
about these posibilities - and to wire the ignition leads - as described by
Bryan. Now, as my engine is a 914 and I do have such an all-in-one switch
(ignition sircuites/starter from ASC) - should I bother to go this route -
or stay put?
What about kick back on the 914?
Cheers
Hans - kit 334.
> Richard,
> I am sure that we have been here before.
>
> Try the following:-
> !. With the choke out, and throttle closed, turn the engine over with the
> starter.
> 2. Switch a magneto switch on, and the engine just takes over.
> 3. Clearly the starter switch can now be released, and the second magneto
> switched in.
> You will find no kick back on the sprag clutch, so it should last forever.
>
> I used to start my 912s with both mag switches on before starting, and
had
> the kick back. It does not happen now. Thanks go to William Mills for that
> tip, after he had spent 800 quid and three days replacing his sprag
clutch.
> He told me that he probably would not have needed to do it if he had been
> able to take his own advice. His starter and mag. switches are not
separate!
>
> The same seems to be true in reverse. To stop that nasty kick stop when
> switching off, pull back the revs to 1700, switch of one mag. When the
revs
> drop back, switch off the other mag. I do it and get a nice soft engine
> stop. This may not work for everyone, but it works for me. Incidentally, I
> am still using an inexpensive gell 17ah battery,and the original starter
> after 285 hours
>
> Sadly, for those who have install those expensive all-in-one switches you
> can do either of these techniques, so you may have a difficult choice. New
> switches, or new sprag clutches.
>
> Hope that this helps. Best regards. Bryan G-BYSA
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