Poor starting techniques

[procharger]

Roger said something about poor starting technique earlier, what would that

consist of ?

[Anticept]

Cold weather, weak battery, and turning the engine for too long, overheating the starter and damaging the coils. All of these result in low start RPM, which is not good.

 

To extend on that, poor maintenance resulting in kickbacks, damaging the sprag clutch.

[gbigs]

Roger said something about poor starting technique earlier, what would that

consist off ?

 

1. not setting the parking brake 2. keep engine to 2000rpm and lower till oil pressure 55psi and oil temp 122f before taxiing  3. make sure the fuel shutoff is 'On'  4. don't let starter run too long and release when engine starts  5. all switches off except the MFD so you can see the tach, oil temp and oil pressure.

[procharger]

I don't have to worry about turning my engine to long it only turns one stroke and

that is it.

How can you damage coils?? Never heard of that I'm still learning thanks.

[Anticept]

I don't have to worry about turning my engine to long it only turns one stroke and

that is it.

How can you damage coils?? Never heard of that I'm still learning thanks.

 

Overheating the starter armature. Starters are not continuous duty.

[Tom Baker]

I don't have to worry about turning my engine to long it only turns one stroke and

that is it.

How can you damage coils?? Never heard of that I'm still learning thanks.

Trying to check for spark with the wire or sparkplug removed can, if not grounded correctly can damage the ignition. If the ignition creates a spark and there is no place for it to go it will cause internal damage. I remember that from my initial Rotax training.

[Runtoeat]

I keep the starter engaged a second or two after I'm sure the engine is started and turning on it's own.  I've had kickbacks from the engine being partially started and quitting.  I've read that the spraq clutch allows the the starter to free-run  when the engine turns faster than it and keeping the starter engaged a second or two after start doesn't hurt it.  Right or wrong?

[Roger Lee]

Right.

 

The starter automatically disengages as the engine reaches around 850 rpm.

One poor starting technique is not holding the starter engagement long enough. Make sure the engine starts and not just kicks.

[Runtoeat]

Thanks Roger.  I probably got my information from something you wrote at one time.