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Posted for "George Braly" <gwbraly@gami.com>:
One final conformation on the flooding theory. When I got back to the
hanger and was wiping off the bugs I heard a hissing sound from the
engine compartment. With my ear near the inlet I could hear the fuel
boiling off and venting out the injectors. All that vaporized fuel
makes for a very rich mixture.<<
No....not really. On the contrary, the fuel that vaporizes has no
effect when you come back to start the engine a few minutes later. It is the fuel pump. The fuel pump, and ONLY the fuel pump that is
the problem. If you cool it off below the fuel temperature flash point
you can always make a normal start. Period. Parade rest. Regards, George
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You can rely upon that procedure, or you can use the procedure that will always work.
Remember that the PROBLEM is that the fuel pumps heat soak from the engine core and a hot pump will not pump fuel.
If you cool the fuel pump then you can ALWAYS make a NORMAL start.
You can get stories about a dozen personal procedures. There is only one procedure that starts with a focus on what the real problem is and then solves that problem in order to allow the engine to make a normal start. Your procedure is not it.
Regards, George
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