First start - thanks for all the help!

justin · Post by **justin** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:10 am

After lots of help, from lots of forum members, I started by VW for the first time yesterday:

First attempt at a start:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxWNPe8bJ-g

Second attempt (a little more throttle and unnecessary extra mixture):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53ajrg6seTA

Final run for the day (a little more juice and a deliberate lean-cut at the end):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wUWcb0Mdl0

Thanks for all the help I have received on this forum - the engine runs (and sounds) great!

Post by **Tony Z** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:31 am

brilliant, engine sounds good with the short pipes.

Prop looks pretty funky

Drusky · Post by **Drusky** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:58 am

Fascinating. Do you have to adjust fuel and air mixture in the cockpit on the fly?

justin · Post by **justin** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:53 pm

Engine is a 2180 (92x82) type 1. The exhast is dual 2 into 1 straight pipes. Was actually remarkably quite!

The carb is an AeroInjector - a flat slide throttle body injector. I am starting with a fresh carb - completely un-adjusted. Once it is tuned, it will give pretty even mixture from idle to full throttle. The in-cockpit mixture adjustment is just to lean for optimal fuel burn, but it does also help for testing and tuning, as you can tweak the mixture to your heart's content...

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First start - thanks for all the help!

First start - thanks for all the help!

Re: First start - thanks for all the help!

Re: First start - thanks for all the help!

Re: First start - thanks for all the help!