mits007 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Tried Starting Gabs on Saturday.... Battery is fully charged (trickle charged using optimiser) Starter turns over perfectly fine... Fuel in tank, Fuel cock on RES (AS the level is a lil bit low, but way enough for 30 miles) When I put the ignition on, there is a puck puck puck noise, (Presumably the feul pump priming the system?) Tried starting her, but there is just no bang!... She has been in the garage and not been started for abt 2 months :-` I've been told I might just need to keep the starter spinning a bit longer (been giving it short 10 second bursts) Any tips?.. PS On my lawnmower I tend to wizz out the spark and warm the spark side up and Larry fires up after half a yank!... Should I warm the sparks on Gab up as well?..... Just a bit cautious I dont damage anything inadvertantly by doing so.... Any tips help would be more than welcome.. :-) Thanks, -Mits- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted January 25, 2010 Moderator Share Posted January 25, 2010 Hi mits Has your fuel tap got a 'Pri' position, if so try that for a short while then switch to 'on' As for the oven thing you never know, it wont do any harm but how much heat will be left when you screw them back into that very cold large mass of metal is debatable. If you do though just give a squirt of oil into each plug hole while the plugs are warming, this will help give a good seal as the bores have dried out from standing so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mits007 Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 Hi Old Git, Nope, theres no Pri on the fuel cock, will take out the sparks and drizzle some oil... Have been told a few drops of petrol will help getting the first "bang?!?!"... Not checked, but what socket size for the sparks?.... Just saves me a few minutes - I hate the cold!... I know, I'm a pansy.. Regards, -Mits- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cov_AL Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I think you'll want a 18mm deep socket for the spark plugs (it'd be worth checking the gap while your there). Or you could try bump starting her... Did you use RedeX before you put her away for winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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