Pietenpol-List: starting a Ford

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Original Posted By: "Chet's Mail"
Hello,I've talked to other Ford flyers and have been running mine on the test stand for a year now. Make sure your mag, or one of your mags has an impulse coupling, which I'm sure it does.My Ford has a weber carb, which I found NEEDs to be choked to start when it's cold, either by using the choke or covering the intake to limit the air coming in. I"ve seen guys put a priming line in, but this shouldn't be necessary. like most engines, pull the prop through after verifying the mags are off, and using extreme caution before trying it hot, this will bring some mixture into the cylinders. I've read about guys pulling the prop through backwards to bring it in but i can't see what the difference would be.Good luckDouwe________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
Thanks for the info I only have the one mag, do you have two and how is that rigged??????Chet ----- Original Message -----