We had another nice day of good weather here in the heartland today. I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a brand new ABC 2-stroke engine out and run a few tanks of fuel through it. I got the engine started, but I noticed that air bubbles were getting into the fuel system, presumably at the remote needle valve assembly.
I took the time to bypass the remote needle valve assembly and reconnect the needle valve and fuel line directly to the carburetor. By the time I got done, the engine had gotten so cold that it wouldn't turn over anymore.
I could barely hand turn the prop past the point of compression. I tried adding fuel to the carb to loosen the engine, but I couldn't get the thing to spin enough to ignite.
Does anybody have some suggestions for keeping a new engine loose enough to turn freely when it's not 80 degrees outside? I'd really rather not wait until summer to break in this motor.