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Regarding Jim Hergert's recommended start-up procedure for the IVP 350 HP
550 E-series engine.
I did it and now my start's are like I always wanted. Before it seemed I
had to use the primer excessively, before and after starting back here in
the midwest when it is cold (anything below 40 degrees F) but all starts
were otherwise not a problem. And that is despite my use of a Tannis heater
I employ. It just seemed to me that much primer use shouldn't be necessary.
To repeat Jim's procedure as I understood and works marvelously for me :
1. Full throttle and full rich.
2. High boost ON until FF reads 21 (18-22 for me, the read-out lags just
slighty behind switching it off).
3. Throttle back to 1/3 or slighty less.
4. A token moment's depression of the primer button (1-2 seconds, which I
am not even sure is necessary now but retain it here as a vestigial thing).
5. Turn the ignition to start and it seems I barely get it turned and the
engine leaps to life and runs so smooth as I throttle back a little more to
idle.
Just wanted to contribute my feedback on this issue to the group and say
Thank you Jim!
As an aside, I am planning on a flight to Talkeetna, Alaska from Bend, OR
around June 18-20 for 2-3 days. A compadre of mine will be finishing his
climb of Mount McKinnley about then and I am planning on helping him
celebrate his anticipated personal accomplishment. We will be staying at
Denali Overlook Inn. Anyone interested in making this a Lancair Fleet
outing? Anyone experienced on this route with recommendations to me?
Ben Welch
June 2000 Airworthiness
N61BW IVP 130 hours.
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