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Cold Cold Starting ?

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bob larry:
Is it me or is it harder to start 2strokes in very cold weather?

It is -10 o C  today

Any tricks to start them in the sub cold?


 :mrgreen:

weymouth399:
it helps if you are properly jetted for temp, possibly turn air screw in turn or so. but if you lay it on it's side and let fuel dribble out of carb once or twice then full choke and kick it from the very top she should firer right up you will have to play with the choke a little thats how I start my ice bikes and it's cold right now
  bob

snoopjonnyjon:
Anything below -20C I give it a sniff of starting fluid if I can't warm it up first.


Recently I've been just aiming a propane heater at it for 5 minutes. That will get the cylinder warm to the touch and it will light off like it was a summer day.

RoostDaddy:
I would use a "MR. HEATER" or similar.  I can remember a rode trip with CBX when we went to pick up my K5 in the winter.  The fella that had it, set up a heater close by to warm it up a little.  She sat there purring within 2-3 kicks.

dangerous dean:
if you know the night before its gonna be cold then i use to bubble wrap the carb but not too much so you cant get it back off before it melts!!!

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