this has been put together out of a couple of part machines...tried 2 different (used)starter motors, carb cleaned, valve clearances set , throttle/choke cable adjusted. ignition is wired to a kill switch not through the key switch ... key switch is wired direct to battery and (new) starter solenoid so no safety cut outs anyhere to interfere. battery is new.
using the pull cord for a cold start is no big deal , it starts first pull , but its bugging me.
about the only thing i havnt tried/swopped is the air filter element .... but the other one was two kitchen foam scrubby things
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guess when its stopped raining ill try a cold start without the filter in. would a dirty filter slow the cranking speed?