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Old 12-15-2010, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by whunter View Post
If everything is perfect:

* Turn key on to the glow position.
* Ignore the light.
* LISTEN for the clunk of the glow plug relay disengaging/turning off, (extreme cold -20° F or lower, you may need to glow twice before cranking in).
* Apply 1/10 - 1/8 throttle = just enough to assure the engine speed will be above 1000 RPM.
* Crank the engine up to 30 seconds .
I would change one thing.
crank the engine up to 2 minutes... NO MORE!!! 30 seconds is not enough with a motor suffering from many starting issues, and letting off in short time will seriously prevent the motor from starting.
I agree, no throttle until the motor begins to catch.
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