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Congrats Ernest. If you're like me, it will take a little practice before you have the starting technique down. It will vary with OAT and whether it is a hot start or a cold start. On my setup and when the OAT is low and doing an initial start, I typically use 2-3 primer shots with the mixture set to full-rich. If it starts and dies, I'll give it another 1-2 primer shots. If I'm doing a cold start, but weather is warmer, I'll use 1-2 primer shots but only go to about 3 o'clock on the mixture. On a hot start, I'll leave the mixture alone and maybe give it only 1 primer shot. It takes a little practice, but not nearly as difficult as doing a hot-start on a Lycoming. Of course, this assumes the EC-2 is tuned properly and injectors are working like they should.
Loved the YouTube video. Keep us up on future runs.
Mark On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Bill Bradburry <bbradburry@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Earnest,
If it is the first time I am starting my
engine, I set the mixture at full rich, give it about 2-3 primer shots, and it
kicks off after only a couple of blades. If I don’t do the primer
shots, I get a response like you did. You didn’t mention if you
used primer shots??? As the engine warms up, I reduce the mixture
gradually back to the center mark at idle.
Don’t go overboard on the primer
shots. You will flood the engine.
Bill B
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