Wed Oct 16 11:07:05 1996 - Message No. 85
From: Michael Dipper

Subject: Re: starting the engine after some days non-driving


On Sun, 13 Oct 1996, VELI wrote:

> To get the engine started, I believe I=92ve experienced that it starts
> more easily when you=92ve pulled out the choke before switching the engin=
e
> off the last time. I=92m not sure because I never tested that rigorously
> (I've had choke problems only). It=92s difficult because you have to thin=
k
> about it before you let your bike for some time and not afterwards.
> Anyway, I don=92t know if it=92s generally true or if I have a strange bi=
ke
> or if it=92s just my imagination. I don=92t either have a clue about the
> technical reason (maybe just giving some gas and switching the engine
> off at higher rpm could give the same result).

I could imagine that pulling the joke (leading to put more fuel in the
same volume of air) gives some additional fuel in the engine which can
residy there until the next start, making it a bit easier to get the
engine running ???

Can anybody proove that ?

I'll start experiments with this interesting idea ...

--- Micha ---

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