Good morning Mike,  Thank you for the explanation of, and the reason for, the return line.  On two occasions I too experiences the same phenomenon you...
"I have been researching to find out what size the orifice should be for the return line; it currently has none and sounds like a water fall inside the header...
Pat, thanks for the post. I had read and flagged yours for reference. The reason I wrote mine, the short one asking for clarification, was I felt very ...
My old Continental (NAS3A carb), I primed it while cranking. Reason is> bottom mounted Carb the prime falls down v & out of the carb....Cranking pulls it up...
In a message dated 12/14/2009 12:30:02 PM Mountain Standard Time, Wendell111@... writes: My starting procedure is: open Gas shut off – full rich - turn...
Not that this may be a reason to keep the primer. But I have heard several stories of fuel starvation problems and the pilots making it back by priming the...
I'm not sure I precisely understand your technique. You hit the starter position (on my ignition switch that means mags, or left mag on, right retarded) with...
Oh, darn! Roanoke TX is a bit farther! ... Mike ... Oh, darn! Roanoke TX is a bit farther! :-( Mike On Dec 13, 2009, at 10:20 PM, scrollf4 wrote: Jack,...
Tim, well that is real cold, don't see how anyone can function like that. Our cold was just 'relative' cold to the our normal. Even so could not get any...
All right, another Virginian builder! Hi, I'm Mike, about 3 hours north of you near Leesburg. I'm about 90% done with the center section. regards, Mike...
If you crank your engine as you pump the accelerator, it will pull the fuel in the cylinder. I start mine this way, I crank it over one cylinder at a time, and...
They don't merge there -- they cross over. JimC ... From: Tim To: mustangaero@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 6:33 PM Subject: Re: M.Aero:...
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Geez, Rog......Cold Pacfic North West? You fall off yer Meds? ;-) Been -30's here for a week, New record at Edmonton International Airport -46c no/nil wind....
Thanks for the information. I can use the overflow return line (was between carburetor and mechanical pump) since I plan on capping it after the pressure...
I’m not sure how my situation agrees or differs with others’ but starting in cold wx and possible fires is something I do think about a lot. Living in the...
OK, So, it looks like you opted for no primer fuel in your craft. In my research that is not uncommon esp for those who live in the southern states.  ...
All of the small Continentals inject the primer into the spider. JimC ... From: Ted Lemen To: mustangaero@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 9:09...
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Aux tanks are the 6 gal CS tanks, See word attachment for diagram. Darwin Jones...
Be careful running the aux tanks into the bottom of the header, if you run the aux dry and keep pumping you’ll pump air into the feed line, then the engine...
When I received the project the previous person working on the project's fuel system had installed two wing tanks next to the fuselage. He added a electric...
It depends on the engine, however I have been throttle priming my O-200 for 14 years with no problem so far. I agree that there is a possiblity of a fire in...
Hi Wendell, Â Mine was similar to yours, Wing tanks Valve Firewall Gascolator, With extra port on the top Electric boost pump Mechanical fuel pump In-line...
After reading the comments regarding the 0-320, I notice the M-11 project I purchased does not have a primer. It had 65 hours on the engine before the previous...
It is correct for a lycoming. Not correct for small Continentals. JimC ... From: Tim Bovee To: mustangaero@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009...
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Tim; If you have an electric pump to move the fuel to the engine, Then put an electric primer system in and take out the fuel lines and pump from the cockpit....
"The engine always starts right away unless it is real cold in which case I have given it another stroke and had good results." some day it might not, and...
Hello Tim, I am sure everyone has thier own procedures, but I will share mine with you. My MII has an O320 B2B 160 in it. Here in Alaska in the winter if I am...
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