Starting Techniques For The Roto-Start
I noticed from your post that several of you were having problems starting your engines with the rotostart system. I have had a rotostart for about a year and put it on a hyper8-port, which is known for being so tight that it breaks pullstarts all the time!! I have not had any problems cranking this motor over with the roto start. But I have a technique.I worked in a hobbyshop , we sold alot of savage 25 kits with rotostarts encountered all the problems you described and we developed the following starting technique. First make sure your fuel line is transparent, so you can monitor the fuel progression to the carb during priming so you don't flood the engine. Don't connect the glow plug ignitor at this time, put your finger over the stinger on the exhaust pipe then crank the motor with the rotostart - watch the progress of the fuel thru the fuel line when it is halfway between the fuel tank and carb stop, so you don't flood the engine. Now if this is a new engine before you put on the glow plug ignitor loosen the plug about 1/8 of a turn to relieve some of the compression . Attach the glowplug ignitor, insert rotostart, crank over the motor for 3 second intervals stop for a second or two crank again until it starts, tighten up the plug and go! If the rotostart is laboring to turn over the motor stop and make sure the motor is not flooded. If it is flooded remove the plug and the fuelline to the carb and crank it over. Doing this blows excess the fuel out of the top of the motor. make sure you cover the top with a rag so you don't get nitro in your eyes. I hope this helps
