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Old 10-09-2018, 07:47 PM
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From the turn of the key/push of the start button, how long does it usually take to start your engine following a typical layoff (not over winter)?
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From the turn of the key/push of the start button, how long does it usually take to start your engine following a typical layoff (not over winter)?
Been run that day, fuel not run out - maybe 2 seconds if that.
Fuel run out - but primed before start and cold - say overnight - maybe 20-30 seconds.
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Cold start...
Starts right up. 1-2 seconds (Full Choke)

Warm...
Starts right up. 1-2 seconds. (No Choke)
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Cold start...
Starts right up. 1-2 seconds (Full Choke)

Warm...
Starts right up. 1-2 seconds. (No Choke)
Same here.
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Same as most here. If it has been started in the past several hours, it fires up 1st try, in 3 or 4 seconds. Normal starts, 3rd or 4th try of 5-10 second bursts.
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Old 10-10-2018, 12:59 PM
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Summer time "cold" - one or two cranks 5-10 seconds
Winter time "cold" - two or three cranks 5 - 10 seconds
Warm - 1-2 seconds.
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In the summer, three tries, each try consisting of about 5 seconds of cranking followed by 5-10 seconds of waiting. First try does nothing but crank. Second try coughs once or twice. Third try starts right up.
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In the summer, three tries, each try consisting of about 5 seconds of cranking followed by 5-10 seconds of waiting. First try does nothing but crank. Second try coughs once or twice. Third try starts right up.
Almost the same as Ed except I do not get the coughing on the second try.

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Pretty much the same as Ed and Peter.
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I just cranked mine after a four week layoff and it started after a second or two. That's pretty typical. (Full choke, throttle off the stop.)
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