Forget the 2-3 second boost. Try with throttle full open and  advancing the mixture until it fires. Be ready to “catch” with low boost and retard the throttle.  This method worked every time with my TSIO Cont.  It usually takes at least half way in on the mixture, before it “hits” and it seems like a lot of cranking, but don’t give up. No, I never damaged a starter (it doesn’t take that long), but if you miss, you may need to let the starter cool before another attempt. That’s my experience of 2000+ hours of hot starts with Continental engines with fuel injection, but it seems that each different application has its own little quirks. Give it a shot.

 

Tom

 

 

Guys,

 

I apologize for asking a question that has been answered many times in the past, but I can’t get to the archives, and I have read most of the responses anyway.  I have about 150 hours on my ES with an IO550N.  I recently flew for about an hour and shut down and tried to restart about 30 minutes later.  I have read and used hot start procedures in the past with reasonably good results.  I pulled the mixture to shut off and ran the high boost for 90 seconds, pushed the mixture in and boosted for 2-3 seconds, then back to shut off, then cracked the throttle and tried to start.  After several attempts with no results, I had to let the plane sit for about 30 minutes before I could get it started.  What am I doing wrong?  Suggestions?

 

Chat Daniel  

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