Ron Garret wrote:
> In article <fpm344p5uhj04t969m8at1jra3881lupc7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Valued Cor****ate #120,345 Employee (B A R R Y)"
> <DwightSchrute@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>On Sat, 31 May 2008 14:35:32 -0700, Ron Garret <rNOSPAMon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>wrote:
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>>>In article
>>><74d11604-d1d2-4eba-9350-6ded91cb0149@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>"atlieb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <atlieb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>Believe it or not....
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>>>The only part of this I don't believe is that the engine didn't burst
>>>into flames on startup. Ten shots of primer? Seems a tad excessive.
>>
>>It isn't in my '76 Sundowner. I'd have to believe Al's is similar.
>>
>>When I first got the plane, I'd prime it like the fleet of Warrior's I
>>had trained in. A few dead batteries later, the nice folks at the
>>Beech Aero Club helped me understand what I was doing wrong.
>>
>>My POH states 8-10 shots in a cold engine. I usually use 1-2 for a
>>warm start.
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>
> Well, shows how much I know. I've never flown a Beech, only Cessnas and
> Pipers (and Cirri but they have electric primers). 2-3 shots was
plenty.
>
> rg
Same with the Sundowner I flew about 15 years ago. It took me a while
getting used to priming less with my Six, which requires no shots when
it is hot out, 2 shots in temperate weather, and usually 5 or 6 when cold.
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