On Jul 26, 1:56*pm, KLS wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:53:18 -0700, Kevin Ricks
wrote:

This is how I start a motor, maybe I just learned to do this to avoid
kickback I don't know?

I also learned this technique somehow; maybe a friend suggested I try
it one time? *

Pull the rope full travel or as much as possible. Don't short stroke it.
Let the starter rope retract quickly, Don't stand there holding the rope
handle. On a no start don't start the next pull until the engine has
completely stopped turning.
If I sense a kickback, I just let go of the handle.

Exactly what I do, and works great for my small engines. *That first
pull is not a yank, it's a slow deliberate pull of the entire rope.
Highly recommended.

Old auto engines.
Started by hand crank. Some had no electric starters at all. We had a
1926 Daimler hearse refitted with a 1938 Bedford (i.e. UK GMC).
straight six engine, that had a defective starter AND a weak 1936
battery that had to be started by hand!
Ignition off.
Turn over engine slowly by hand through compressions of several or all
cylinders to draw mixture into cylinders.
Retard ignition timing; by the control often mounted on middle of the
steering wheel.
Pull compression up to near TDC.
Ignition on.
Pull by hand over TDC (watch your thumb position) and engine should
start.
Adjust ignition timing and drive off.