Mac, I think you may have misunderstood John and me on the starting procedure. Pushing the primer while cranking works well in cold weather, but is not necessary if the temperature is above 50ยบ. Using the throttle while cranking does nothing due to the fact that the Stromberg carburetor has no accelerator pump. Just set your throttle for about 1/8", prime once or twice, and then pull your starter. It should start right up.
Syd On Aug 5, 2010, at 8:19 AM, pilotmac818 wrote: > At Oshkosh during the Ercoupe maintenance session the best method of starting > a Coupe was described as: slow back when pulling primer out; push in more > rapidly; slow back again; engage starter and push in primer simultaneously. > Works every time so they say (I haven't tried it yet). I had been told that > pushing in the throttle once would help but the consensus at Oshkosh was that > it would be useless. Don't disagree but can anyone tell me what using the > throttle during the start does? > > Mac McMahon > N94184 > VKX Friendly, MD > >
