How Do You Start A Rototiller?
Today’s rototillers come in four-stroke and two-stroke models. Stroke refers to the amount of times the crankshaft rises and falls to take the engine through an entire cycle of feeding gas, igniting it, and then exhausting the gas vapor. Four-stroke engines require oil to be in the crankcase, while two-stroke engines require oil to be in the gas. Engines today, regardless of whether they are four-stroke or two-stroke, have been refined to be exceptionally easy to start. Turn on the fuel valve. This will usually be located in the fuel line between the gas tank and the carburetor. Some valves are mounted directly to the carburetor and will be labeled simply with On and Off. Turn on the ignition switch, most often located on the rototiller handle. Set the choke lever to Closed when the engine is cold and has not been run in more than an hour. The choke lever is typically located beneath the air cleaner. Sometimes on cold days, engines will need to be choked sooner after they have been shu
