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Old 10-10-2021, 09:12 PM   #13
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Default Re: Starting Issue - Need Ideas!

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Originally Posted by 700rpm View Post
I don’t think this is true. I don’t see how timing would or could influence whether the starter would turn the engine over. Can you explain that, Bob?
If the timing is too far advanced, as each cylinder comes up to compression on the starter, it fires before the piston is at the top. That puts enormous strain on the starter which is fighting the explosion in the cylinder.
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