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Old June 22nd 04, 12:58 PM
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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:04:33 GMT, EDR wrote:

Throttle controls air (air box, throttle plate), mixture controls fuel
(needle valve, spider injector controller).
Because excess fuel has been injected into the engine; enough to start
and run fro a few seconds, until the mixture lever is advanced,
allowing fuel to flow, propelled by the engine driven pump.


Thanks for the explanation EDR. My question then is: If the engine is
shut down by pulling the mixture control to idle/cutoff, where does
the engine get the fuel it needs to start again when you attempt a hot
start 15 minutes later? You aren't supposed to use the auxiliary fuel
pump and the mixture is supposed to remain at idle/cutoff during the
start in this situation.

Throttle is supposed to be advanced 1/4", but since the mixture
control is closed and the engine had stopped for lack of fuel, where
is the gas coming from to start the engine?

Thanks, Corky Scott