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Old April 26th 06, 01:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Default A strange richness...

On 2006-04-26, Jay Honeck wrote:
I probably shouldn't have used the primer at all, but it was in that
goofy, "in-between" length of time, where the engine wasn't really
still "hot" -- but it wasn't really "cold" either.


I've found on all the carburetted engines I've flown behind - priming is
only needed if the engine is absolutely stone cold. Even if the plane
has been just sitting in the sun and not flown in 3 days, the warmth of
the sun is enough that priming isn't usually needed.

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