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Originally posted by tankbarrell
Its a heck of a lot easier to just handcrank the engine 50 times then it is to go through all that with the sparkplugs. The cylinders dont fill up with oil, its just seepage. In the event of hydraulic lock, the clutch in the starter motor slips and then you would have to remove the plugs as you describe.
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Some more stuff.........
1..Open the engine bay up to vent fumes..
2..Warm up engine comp.and oil tank ..(Important to remove condensate and heat up oilline to engine)
3..ignition..OFF..
4..Clutch...In..place transmission in neutral..
5..Turn over engine 45-50 times with hand crank..(If hydrostatic locked,remove spark plugs and drain cyls..replace and start over..)
6..With starter switch "On" crank over engine..no longer than 30 seconds..Watch for oil pressure rise on oil gage...while cranking..Should be 2-20psi ...depends on oil temperature,that is why you pre heat it..if no oil pressure try 30 seconds more..still no oil pressure..ckeck for air lock or loss of oil pump prime..reprime oil lines and pump.. and retry ..oil pressure must be established before fuel cocks are turned on..make sure oil is warm enough..the warmer the better..
7..Got oil preessure..??
Ok..open the fuel supply valves.
8..hold accelerator down slightly..about 1/10th open..
hold this position till engine starts to fire..
9..prime with hand primer...max.4 strokes..
10..Release clutch and engage starter..start counting1001..1002..put ignition switch.to the "Both" position...
11..Press the booster switch to the "on" position and hold...
DO NOT PUMP TH ACCELERATOR>>!
Do not push the start and booster at the same time..
Do not push the booster switch first..youll damage the booster coil..only hold on the boster coil for a short time..a coupple of seconds..
Once engine starts,release starter and booster switches and set throttle at 800RMP ..run engine for five minutes checking amperage...voltage...oil pressure(40-50 psi)..
12...Set throttle to 1000rpm for further 5 minutes..bringing oil press up to 60-80 psi...your engine oil temperature is absolutely critical to achieve these pressures so idle longer if oil pressure is low or unstable..
13..warmed up now..???
Set throttle at 2000 rpm,check oil amps and volts...check accelerator pedal at this point for smoth reving operation...
At this point check left and right magnetos by swithing them off one at a time momentaraliy..at 2000 rpm rpm should only drop slightly...as each is shut off..large loss of rpm would indicate firing problems with that circuit..
Engine oil pressure should be 50-80 psi and temperature should be 80-120F before moving off..
Failure to properly warm up engine and putting under load too soon will warp your air cooled engine..youll pay..big toime..
14..Set throttle to desired RPM and move off..
STOP>>>>
Bring back engine throttle to 800 RPM..
alow engine to cool down to previouse oil temperatures ..about 15 minutes..or you'll warp it..same as moving off too cold..dont shut engine down too hot..
Engine..cool..??
Press fuel cutoff solenoid and hold down untill engine stops firing
DO NOT TURN OFF IGNITION SWITCH UNTILL ENGINE
STOPS FIRING>>!!
Turn off battery and fuel valves..
Print this out and use it for a guide..Happy tanking..