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Sun, 06 August 2017 13:55

kstockwell

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Registered: May 2016
Location: Putney VT

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I'm over a year in, 2000 miles and feeling pretty good. I've got a grease gun, I've used it, I've checked all fluids (not the differential yet), and changed the oil.

I still struggle with starting the rig. After it's been running and sits for even a handful of hours it starts up. If it's stilling longer, I'm still not sure what to do.

What I've been doing
put the key to one click below start and hold the gas down, slowly count to 20
let my foot off the gas and keep it off
turn the key and let it crank.

What I think that does is 1 set the choke, 2 turn on the fuel pump to move fuel to the carb. Is the second part right?

How long do I let it crank before pausing and starting over? How long should it take? Outside people tell me it smells like gas (i'm flooding it), but why can't I smell that inside, i'm right over the engine?

Is letting it crank 30 seconds OK?

When it does start it often stalls right off, I crank again and it starts again quickly and I give it gas and rev it to keep it from stalling.

Am I doing it wrong? On my list is change the small fuel filter in the carb, haven't done that yet. Could there be a problem or am I just doing it wrong? I do notice more energetic starter motor noises if I hold in the battery link switch to the coach batteries but it doesn't make it start sooner

thanks
kelly

1978 Kingsley Putney VT

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		starting the engine By: kstockwell on Sun, 06 August 2017 13:55
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		Re: starting the engine By: kstockwell on Wed, 16 August 2017 19:17
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		Re: [GMCnet] starting the engine By: kstockwell on Thu, 17 August 2017 18:19
		Re: [GMCnet] starting the engine By: James Hupy on Thu, 17 August 2017 18:25
		Re: [GMCnet] starting the engine By: kstockwell on Thu, 17 August 2017 18:35
		Re: [GMCnet] starting the engine By: kstockwell on Thu, 17 August 2017 18:34
		Re: [GMCnet] starting the engine By: kstockwell on Sun, 20 August 2017 08:05
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		Re: [GMCnet] starting the engine By: kstockwell on Sun, 20 August 2017 09:29
		Re: starting the engine By: kstockwell on Sat, 19 August 2017 15:16
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