Chuck, Thanks for the heads up. It confirms what I've been doing. I assumed I'd get a flywheel effect from the rotational mass of the primary, so I bolted it in place before the first pull on the starter cord.
Thanks again, Kenneth --- "McAbee, Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A word of caution about starting the engine with the > throttle open! > > Make sure you have a clutch with springs and weights > attached to the > engine, if not you could zing it to oblivion! > > > Chuck McAbee > SEDIV #16 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Phil > Green > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [F500] Re-firing rebuilt 494 > > If it starts at WOT, I would assume it's a bit > flooded. If so, it's not > going to immediately go zooooom - booooom! It'll > flutter around as it > clears itself out. > > You can also pull the throttle cables out of the top > of the carb a bit. > The cable can be pulled out of the brass adjuster > and propped on the > edge of the adjuster to give you some throttle. > Then if / when it > fires, you can just bump the cable and it'll drop > right back in. Can be > a pain without an electric starter or a helper. > Been there... > > Phil ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
