I donno' about that.  Lots of different procedures depending on if engine is hot or cold or flooded.  At what temp do you switch from HOT start procedures to COLD start procedures, and who tells you when to use the FLOODED procedure?  My guess is that the FLOODED procedure comes into play when some poor slob uses the COLD procedure when the engine is a little warmer than he thought it was.

I have an IO-360 in my Velocity and I use the same procedure ALL the time - hot, cold, flooded (which it never gets) or whatever.  That way I don't have to make a lot of judgment calls around the temperature and mood of the engine or the phase of the moon..  I just assume it's hot/flooded.  Like:
Left Mag     ON    (I have "combat switches", not a key)
Throttle        CRACKED (from last shutdown - 1000-1100 rpm)
Mixture        OFF
Crank engine.  When engine has cranked a couple of seconds:
Mixture        RICH    and after a second or two:
Boost Pump    ON    Right Mag     ON
Engine invariably starts at some point during the procedure.  All I have to do is treat it as if its hot and flooded EVERY time.  When it's not, it takes maybe 3 or 4 more seconds of cranking to start.  That is a small price to pay for taking all the guesswork out of everything.

Regarding "dripping injectors", I plan on shutting down my rotary by shutting down the fuel pump.  If I do that, there is less/no pressure in the rail when the engine stops and the injectors have much less incentive to "drip".

Just a theory --- Jim S.
 

Mark Steitle wrote:

 I'm forwarding a message from the Lancair list about hot start techniques needed for certified a/c installations.  I was curious if there are similar issues for rotary installations.  I suspect not, but thought I would ask anyway.

Mark S.

The IO-360 is also used on the Mooney M20E/F/J models and hot starts are always an issue, especially among the pilots that try and follow the owners' manual's recommendation of a flooded start when the engine is hot.  While your exact setup is different than on a Mooney, the procedures may work for you.  Following is an excerpt from a post to the Mooney Mailing list from a year or two ago.  I follow the shutdown and hot start procedure every single time and it always works.  Before I was taught this many years ago, I too was convinced that hot starts were somehow linked to the phase of the moon or something even more erratic like female moods.  With this procedure, I am as confident about the engine starting as I am about democrats raising taxes.

COLD START PROCEDURE

Master Switch On
Throttle, prop and mixture controls full forward
Boost pump on for 5 seconds
Mixture to idle cutoff
Throttle reduce to the approximate position for a 1000-1100 RPM idle speed
Engage starter
When engine fires, release starter key and firmly (but not rapidly) move mixture control to full rich
After engine is running, lean mixture control out for smooth idle

HOT START PROCEDURE

Master Switch On
DON T TOUCH THE THROTTLE, PROP OR MIXTURE CONTROLS. The throttle should be in the 1000-1100 RPM position from the previous shutdown, the mixture should be in the idle cutoff and the prop should be full forward.
Engage the starter
Expect about 15-20 blades before the engine fires
When the engine fires, smoothly (not rapidly) move the mixture control to full rich
After idling, lean the mixture for smooth operation on the ground and during taxi

FLOODED ENGINE START PROCEDURE

Master Switch On
Throttle, prop and mixture full forward
Boost pump on 3 seconds, then off
Mixture to idle/cutoff
Throttle full open
Engage the starter
Slowly pull the throttle back towards idle as the engine is turning over with the starter engaged
When the throttle is reduced to about ½ to ¾ towards the idle position, the engine should fire after the throttle hits the position for the perfect fuel/air mixture for starting.
When the engine fires, smoothly increase the mixture to full rich
Bring the throttle back to the normal idle speed (1000-1100 RPM)
After idling awhile, lean the mixture for smooth operations on the ground and during taxi

RECOMMENDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE FOR THE MOONEY M20E

Idle the engine at 1000-1100 RPM
Pull the mixture control to idle/cutoff from this idle speed
DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. Leave it at the setting it was at for the
1000-1100 RPM idle speed used for shut down
Ignition switch to off after the engine spools down
Master Switch Off
 
 
 
 
 

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