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My advice would be to use another tractor to pull start it the first time to make sure its really in time. I've had 'em in time (I thought) before and had missed. They can backfire quite violently if they are out, and I wouldn't want to risk being fitted for a custom cast if by chance I was wrong. 403 cubic inches packs a wollop you wouldn't soon forget. My Ls never got me, but the C has. Judging form what 260 cubes kicks like, I sure don't want to find out what the big mule has. If its all right on, it should start right up, if not it will sure let you know it. If everythings ok then try to hand start it. I'd pull it with it fully advanced, but by hand you'll want to retard it. Start it with the throttle set just above idle, the govenor will be fully open at start up anyway. Mine has the old Kingston brass carb and likes 1 crank with full choke, then no choke if its not real cold. Each tractor will be a little different. If mine hasn't started in about 5 cranks it ain't gonna. It floods so easily compared to my C, that wants to be upended and have the manifold poured full. When it does flood, I turn off the petcock, drain the carb and start it "dry" with the choke fully on to clear the fuel out of the manifold, then start it normally on half a bowl of fuel, turning the petcock on after it starts running. Mine usually starts on 1st or second crank after 1 stroke of choke to set it up. I also cheat in that I stand on the opposite side and push downward on the crank with my foot, rather than pull up with my hand. That might be hard for someone depending on their height, Ls are pretty tall. I can imagine some folks might try to tell me why I shouldn't use my foot, but thats how some old heads taught me to do it. After doing it for a while it seems awkward to try to hand crank it now. Let me know if I can be of anymore more detailed help.
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