REFLECTOR: Hot Start Techniques IO-550N

[Laurence Coen]

My hot start is turn on master, mags on both, push start button.  Of course 
I have a carburetor.

Sorry about that folks. ; )

Larry Coen
N136LC

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From: "Bob Jackson" <bobj at computer.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 12:38 AM
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Hot Start Techniques   IO-550N

> Bill,
>
> Sounds good to me!  And also sounds almost exactly like my original 
> method,
> but without any Boost Pump (while cranking) and without the pre-start
> cooling and clearing Boost Pump use that I have traditionally used.
>
> Do you use this method with an IO-550N?
>
> I anxious to find out what 'range' of hot start conditions it will work
> reliably 'as-is' for...  About 1/4 of the time, I almost get it started,
> then get into 'limbo land' (too much/too little fuel?) and get stuck
> cranking too much with my (similar) originally posted method.  Maybe no
> Boost Pump use, period, is the answer!  I've also found it touchy pulling
> back the throttle once it catches -- either a little too fast, or a little
> too slow.  I hate punishing that poor starter!
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Jackson
> N2XF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of William Walker
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 5:16 PM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Hot Start Techniques IO-550N
>
> 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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