REFLECTOR: Hot Start Techniques IO-550N

William Walker blwalker105 at sbcglobal.net
Mon Aug 15 19:15:35 CDT 2011


Try This, 

Ignore all the three-handed, stupid human tricks attempts to start. I recently learned this from a Beech Baron/Colemill conversion hanger-mate. It has worked on three successive hot-starts where other methods have proven ineffective.

HOT START PROCEDURE:

NO ATTEMPTS at clearing vapor-locked engine with any fuel pump/mixture settings or run times. Boost pump off.

All engine controls firewalled:     Throttle, Prop, Mixture

		BE READY ON THROTTLE TO RETARD UPON ENGINE COUGH/ATTEMPTED START!!!

Engage starter, wait for coughing or rich-sounding attempted start - smoothly retard throttle toward idle as engine catches. 

TAXI HAPPILY AWAY!!!


Bill Walker
N36LV




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