I tried looking for this answer, but I didn't really find anything definitive -- just bits and pieces. I am trying to get the A4 in my 1975 Sabre 28 to start and I don't really understand the hand primer (the manual primer). I've read that "up" is priming it and that it might need some pressure to get it primed. I've also read that I should hear or feel the swoosh when it is priming.
My problem, besides being very new to this and ignorant, is that it doesn't seem to me like the primer is doing anything. It just hangs there and doesn't seem to do anything when I move it up and down (and it barely moves -- maybe a few inches).
So, any advice would be appreciated! How do you prime this? Should I put extra pressure on it going upwards? How much priming does it usually take, and how do I know it is primed (does the lever feel different when it's primed?)?
Thank you so much!
Matt
My problem, besides being very new to this and ignorant, is that it doesn't seem to me like the primer is doing anything. It just hangs there and doesn't seem to do anything when I move it up and down (and it barely moves -- maybe a few inches).
So, any advice would be appreciated! How do you prime this? Should I put extra pressure on it going upwards? How much priming does it usually take, and how do I know it is primed (does the lever feel different when it's primed?)?
Thank you so much!
Matt
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