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starter fluid
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm
by dojo
someone told me that i can try to fire my ped up with some starter fluid. i went and bought liquid fire, quick starting fluid, says its for lawnmowers, diesels, and hard starting cars without glow sticks. is this the stuff??
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:42 pm
by ferchja
Yes, its universal to any 2-cycle/4-cycle engine.
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:03 pm
by dojo
awesome
it says in the instructions to spray it on the filter, should i do that? or just spray it into the sparkplug area after removing the plug and stick plug back in and fire it?
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:18 pm
by vette76
into the air filter.
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:31 pm
by ferchja
My experience with all small engines is to remove the filter and spray over the intake. I am not sure if the honda 2-cycle needs the filter to maintain the correct air flow to fuel ratio, but it will work either way. You are just adding fuel to the air so that there is something to burn. Obviously this is used to help get the engine going so that once its running it will now have enough air moving through the carb to pull its own fuel.
Jeremy
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:17 pm
by vette76
u cannot remove the filter in these things. like u said it wont have the prober ratio and will not run.
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:13 pm
by burnt_toast
actually dont remove or spray the filter. you just have to disconnect the little hose going from the airbox to the carb, and spray directly into the carb. that gets best results imo.
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:43 am
by vette76
thats tru because it takes a lot of fluid to go throught the filter and everything, just make sure u connect the tube.
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:29 pm
by burnt_toast
vette76 wrote:thats tru because it takes a lot of fluid to go throught the filter and everything, just make sure u connect the tube.
yeh. ive forgotten to reconnect it securely before, and itll make u vacuum at higher speeds. just tigten the fastener.