[VeryTangled]

Hi Everyone,

If I leave the car sit for more than two weeks I have to prime it. If driven in the last two weeks it will start on the first crank.

21 Stud, For priming I use a sealed container I got at the camping store for hikers to travel with stove fuel. It's got a locking screw-on cap, and doesn't freak me out to keep it in the car 2/3 full of fuel (never full, harder to pour). It holds about two cups.

I remove the air cleaner and pour about a shot worth down the carb. Cap the can and set it 5 feet away.

Hop in, turn on the ignition, give 1/2 inch of choke, and hit the starter, then smile. When she fires I reduce the choke to about 1/4 inch. I give it just a little touch of hand throttle, then get out and replace the air cleaner, lower the hood, and retrieve the fuel bottle.

It works pretty reliably for this engine.

Other techniques tend to flood this engine.

That's the way my Dad taught me.

Just my 2 cents to answer the original post.