Return-Path: Received: from misav03.sasknet.sk.ca ([142.165.20.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2774071 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 16:54:36 -0500 Received: from oregano.sasktel.net ([142.165.20.197]) by misav03 with InterScan Messaging Security Suite; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:54:35 -0600 Received: from pcassonott (hsdbrg142-165-194-197.sasknet.sk.ca [142.165.194.197]) by oregano.sasktel.net (SaskTel eMessaging Service) with ESMTPA id <0HOZ002KMBIY4U@oregano.sasktel.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:54:34 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 16:55:02 -0500 From: Perry Casson Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Cold weather starts To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-id: <002101c3b467$f2004140$0200a8c0@pcassonott> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: Hi Guys, I tried to fire up my plane a couple days ago while it was a lovely -16C (4F) outside and it would not light up. I bought a can a lubricated ether starting fluid and a 2 second squirt of that before trying to start it solved the problem. If you are going to try this look for lubricated starting fluid as I've read straight ether is very dry. ....still waiting for flight authority Perry Casson - Glastar/13B http://eaa154.dhs.org/perry