Hi i from all i read about seagulls being good starters i have a problem starting this small Ls26267L when cold
it will start spinning with a drill when cold ..BUT...WHEN ITS HOT IT STARTS EASYLY USING THE CORD
i notice on the villiers there is a choke but also a tickler so which should i use?
and what throttle setting would be best
any ideas how i can get it to start easier when cold?
Hi i from all i read about seagulls being good starters
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Hi, I've noticed that every one of my seagulls has a different starting variation of throttle to choke. My old 102 has no choke and only starts on 7/8 throttle. My century starts on full choke and 1/4 throttle. If I forget I'm in trouble! The tickler is to just fill up the bowl and keeps the inlet valve fully open. The float keeps the valve open when the fuel is empty so pushing that just enables the bowl to fill up quicker but I can't see how it would make any difference to starting providing you have the tell tell fuel from the weap hole.
I'm thinking along the lines that you may have compression problems causing difficulties in sucking the juice in when cold and when the motor heats up the compression is better (expansion). Be in interesting to check compression hot and cold.
Cheers Hugo.
I'm thinking along the lines that you may have compression problems causing difficulties in sucking the juice in when cold and when the motor heats up the compression is better (expansion). Be in interesting to check compression hot and cold.
Cheers Hugo.
Last edited by Hugz on Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:22 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Close the choke flap fully,
Open the throttle fully (but when you get used to it use what ever throttle setting suits your motor)
Depress the flooding button on the carb to overflow the fuel ... thus checking the supply
That is what my handbook says and that is what I always do, except that I find about 1/3 throttle is just about enough.
2 or maybe 3 pulls is then all it should take to start it
When it's running progresivly open the choke fully as it warms up.
When warm the book says dont use the choke or the flooding button.
Open the throttle fully (but when you get used to it use what ever throttle setting suits your motor)
Depress the flooding button on the carb to overflow the fuel ... thus checking the supply
That is what my handbook says and that is what I always do, except that I find about 1/3 throttle is just about enough.
2 or maybe 3 pulls is then all it should take to start it
When it's running progresivly open the choke fully as it warms up.
When warm the book says dont use the choke or the flooding button.
