Paul,

 Any chance you will be able to stop by tomorrow afternoon?  I still
 haven't been able to get the engine started but think I've got a couple
 of things to try.

 Thanks
 Randy

 I'll will be there about 1PM.
 Have you checked for top dead center?
 You can get a rough indication by putting a screw
 driver in the lower spark plug hole and turning the
 engine over slowly by hand.

 A better way is modify an old spark plug and attach
 a clear plastic  tube about 3 feet long orientated vertically.
 Than fill the chamber with thin oil and watch the oil go up and down
 in the tube as the engine is rotated by hand.

 The timing should be about 22 BTDC. Mark this on the ring
 gear with white paint.

 Paul Lamar

I would think you want to use the oil like you would a piston stop when
degreeing a cam. When you get the chamber full at approximate TDC, rock it
back and forth by hand slowly to watch the oil rise and fall. When it reaches
the highest level, stop and mark the flywheel or pulley. Then continue in the
same direction for 10 or 20 degrees as the level falls. Then reverse direction
and stop again when the level just reaches the highest again. Put another
mark. The difference between them is actual TDC. Repeat to verify. Then with a
degree wheel it is easy to mark the 22 BTDC.
Before starting, crank it with the plugs out to get the oil out so you do not
hydraulic lock it.

Dale Davies

We got it running in just a few minutes. The number 4 wires from the battery
in the aft fuselage were too small for the starter current. Too much voltage drop. We jumped the starter directly from a car battery and it kicked right off.
There is something wrong with the Ellison carb as you have to keep priming it to keep it running. More on this later later.


Paul Lamar