Translations:KAVAN FT160AR - Instruction Manual/154/en
Hand Starting
For safety use a heavily padded (leather) glove or ‚chickenstick‘.
The procedure is as follow:
- The propeller should be fixed in such a way that it is positioned horizontally as compression is first felt when turning the propeller counter clockwise.
- Open the throttle valve fully and unscrew the needlevalve 3-1/2 turns from fully closed position.
- Close the choke valve and turn the propeller counter clockwise through two revolutions.
- Release the choke valve and immediately turn the propeller counter-clockwise several times so as to draw fuel well into the cylinders.
- Set the throttle at approximately 1/3 open from the fully-closed position and gradually turn the propeller counter-clockwise until compression is felt.
- Connect the glow plugs to the battery and swing the propeller swiftly counter-clockwise from the centre of the right blade. The engine should start. If it stops again, make sure that fuel is reaching the carburettor from the fuel tank, then repeat procedures 3) to 6). Correct priming is the secret of easy starting.
- When the engine starts, open the throttle fully and keep it running, initially (approx. 20 seconds), with the original needle-valve setting. If it slows down because the mixture is excessively rich, close the needle- -valve about 1/4-1/2 turn.
- Now disconnect the battery from the glow plugs and close the needle- -valve slowly so that revolutions increase. Adjust the needle-valve gradually. Abrupt adjustment of the needle-valve may cause the engine to stop, especially when it is new and insufficiently run-in.
- To restart the engine when it is warm, after a run, first try just flipping the prop with the throttle in the idling position after re-energizing the glowplugs. If the engine does not restart, re-prime it by closing the choke valve while rotating the propeller twice with the throttle open. Initially, high temperature inside the combustion chambers may turn the liquid fuel into gas and emit it through the exhaust pipes. Therefore, repeat the priming procedure once or twice until the cylinders become cool enough for restarting.