Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 13:23:44 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.22] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3070518 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:01:31 -0500 Received: from 209-165-22.85.lightspeed.net ([209.165.22.85] helo=earthlink.net) by hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1B0ija-0001wI-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 Mar 2004 07:01:31 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <404DDCEE.3070301@earthlink.net> X-Original-Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:04:14 -0500 From: Capt D User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: LML Lycoming HOT START Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Keep in mind that Lycoming and Continental have different fuel systems, and slightly different hot start procedures. This procedure has worked consistently for Lycoming 320 and 360. The problem is that the fuel in the lines vaporizes, as has been said earlier. Also, you will need to adjust your priming depending on outside temp and whether the plane has been shut down for 5 minutes or 30. But the procedure is the same, and in my experience, the best. HOT START ========== Throttle set 1/4 (ie 1200 rpm) Prop IN Mixture Cutoff Fuel pump ON Mixture Full Rich, 2 seconds max (adjust as necessary) Mixture Cutoff Fuel pump OFF Throttle Full IN Wait a couple seconds, crank engine Upon firing, slowly advance Mixture Throttle back 1000 rpm If that sounds similar to Flooded Start, it's because that is the best way to clear the vapor from the lines. There are variations, but hope that helps someone. D. Story