I installed a new Limbach on a friend's Dimona. It wouldn't fire. I went through every test and procedure and priming known to man to get it to fire. Finally pulled a couple plugs and gave it a shot of starter fluid. Got it started. It settled down in about a minute and has run fine since. I remain clueless...
In my case, I have always used 100LL AVGAS. Michael Stockhill On Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 1:26 PM Ian Mc Phee <mrsoar...@gmail.com> wrote: > A short squert of"START YOU BARSTARD" will show up if fuel issue. > > Ian McPhee > +61 428847642 > > > On Tue, 7 Feb. 2023, 5:43 pm Rob Thompson, <amessageto...@gmail.com> > 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 <sto...@gmail.com> >> 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 <redinbau...@gmail.com> >>> 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 >>>> >>>>
