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Old 16-08-2015
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Default Starting the beast!

Quite simple really just like a petrol lawn mower etc.

Fuel is unleaded mixed with two stroke oil at a ratio of nominally 30:1.

Is the plug OK and clean?

Is there a choke lever on the carb/air filter?

Does the pull start turn the engine over?

Is there any compression?

Do the rear wheels turn freely?

If all is OK then fuel the tank, don't fill it to the brim, there is around 45 minutes of run time from a tank full!!!

You may have to push in the plastic bubble on the carburettor a few time to prime the carb, the bubble will fill with fuel.

As a safeguard wheels off the ground.

Close the choke lever and pull the starter two or three times to prime the engine, you may feel an increase in compression as you pull, this indicates that fuel has entered the engine so stop pulling as you will flood the plug.

Open the choke and pull the starter, it may take a few pulls to fire up, blip the throttle to warm the engine.

Any fine mixture adjustments should be done on a fully warm engine before.

Sometimes you do not need to choke the engine to start, just repeated pull starting is enough especially if the engine has been running and is still warm, it is quite easy to flood the plug with excessive choke.

This all assumes the main jet and idle screws are not a mile from where they need to be!

From memory the main jet 'H' is around 1 1/4 turns out, the idle mixture 'L' is around 1 I think, the tick over screw is not too important at this stage and can only be set one you have the right idle mixture settings.

There may well be a Robin instruction sheet somewhere online.

Hope all goes well.
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