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Ian McPhee +61 428847642 On Tue, 7 Feb. 2023, 5:43 pm Rob Thompson, <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you considered the fuels you are using? > In climates with big differences in temperature between summer and winter > the blends vary greatly. > Summer fuel with less volatiles will be very hard to start when the > weather gets cold. > If you get a late batch of summer fuel at the gas station which then sits > in your tank for a while as the weather gets colder it will be hard to > start. > regards > Rob > > Rob Thompson > 0429 493 828 > > > > On Tue, Feb 7, 2023 at 11:24 AM Michael Stockhill <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Well, Kurt, >> >> I winter in Mesquite. No more snow shoveling for me! >> >> One thing we learned about using synthetic oils with aircraft that sit >> idle for extended periods, is that it is not as tenacious as conventional >> oils at remaining on camshafts and such. I adapted semi- synthetics for >> that reason. >> >> I can't see how pulling it through a few blades could do any harm. >> >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 3:04 PM Kurt Redinbaugh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> All >>> Thank you for your input on my master switch. Let me stir the pot a bit >>> and ask about the wisdom of pulling the prop through 10 revolutions - 20 >>> blades before starting when the plane has sat for some time in cold- >>> weather. I have no facility to pre-heat the engine and it has been sitting >>> out at a temperature as low as -7f (-21c). The same question comes to mind >>> when the plane has been sitting in summer temperatures as high as 100+f >>> (38+c). >>> I know Mr. Stockhill is thinking our -7 is nothing when I have friends >>> that live near him that have seen -35f (-38c) so far this winter. And as >>> for Laurie...I have a bunk waiting for you when you can get up to Reno and >>> cool off from your summer swelter! >>> Thank You for your thoughts >>> Kurt >>> >>>
