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Default 10.5 hp engine kicks-back when starting sometimes!

Steve Barker DLT wrote:
is this only on a hot engine, or on a cold one also? If only on a hot
engine, you might try a midgrade fuel. You may be getting some
pre-ignition from the ****ty fuel we have today.


Good point. The lower the octane the higher the volatility. Higher octane
gas has a higher ignition point and is harder to detonate.