It'd also be worth letting us know where and weather you are starting in, as this can have an affect.
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still fouling spark plugs and starting engine.
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Re: still fouling spark plugs and starting engine.
KCRW, and I am using the dynamic weather everytime I start
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Re: still fouling spark plugs and starting engine.
What is the ambient temperature? That’s gonna have a massive impact on the amount of priming needed to get the engine started. You can check for the temperature in your shift+3 menu or the temp gauge in the cockpit.AbstractArtist wrote:KCRW, and I am using the dynamic weather everytime I start
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Re: still fouling spark plugs and starting engine.
Generally 5 seconds of prime does the trick everytime. I've never found that to vary by much whether in winter or summer. The biggest factor is how hot the engine is after a recent run. If the engine has been shut down within the last 15-30 minutes and is still reading close to the green arc on CHT or Oil temp, then a no prime start will likely fire up. Priming might result in flooding and hard starting.
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Re: still fouling spark plugs and starting engine.
the technique taught to me, and which I teach to to others:
prime until the fuel flow gauge shows a rise, then stabilizes (the needle stops moving). At that point we pulled the mixture to cutoff, then turned off the fuel pump. The callout was "rise, stabilized"
prime until the fuel flow gauge shows a rise, then stabilizes (the needle stops moving). At that point we pulled the mixture to cutoff, then turned off the fuel pump. The callout was "rise, stabilized"
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the video didn't work with obs studio will try again
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