What Bugs You The Most?

If your plane is a Cessna 150/152, you will never get that fixed. They all do it and
there's no way to stop it short of redesigning the fuel system.

For me, mine has an odd cold starting gremlin. (Lycoming IO-360) It will rarely
start the first time, no matter how long I run the starter or how long I prime it
with the aux pump. However, it will start on the 2nd blade every time the second
time I run the starter. Weird.

Best regards,

Steve Robertson
N4732J 1967 Beechcraft Musketeer Super III

Charles Talleyrand wrote:

Of course everyone thinks their plane is wonderful, but every plane has at least
one annoying 'feature'. I don't want to hear about cabin width or cruise speed,
but that minor gremlin you would fix if money was free and time replaceable.

In my plane, the overflow vent vents too much and full tanks cause it to
drip. Yes, I know how to fix it, and probably will next annual, but right now
it bugs me.

In article ,
Steve Robertson wrote:
For me, mine has an odd cold starting gremlin. (Lycoming IO-360) It will rarely
start the first time, no matter how long I run the starter or how long I
prime it
with the aux pump. However, it will start on the 2nd blade every time the second
time I run the starter. Weird.

You sure the aux pump is working? Could be you're priming by cranking
the engine pump which gets you the start on the second crank.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

Hmmmm. I guess that's a possiblity. The aux pump makes plenty of noise when it's on.
Wonder if it's really pumping... On the other hand, suppose only the engine pump is
working. Why doesn't it eventually start the first time? Why does it start
*instantly* on the second go?

Best regards,

Steve Robertson
N4732J 1967 Beechcraft A23-24 Musketeer Super III

Ben Jackson wrote:

In article ,
Steve Robertson wrote:
For me, mine has an odd cold starting gremlin. (Lycoming IO-360) It will rarely
start the first time, no matter how long I run the starter or how long I
prime it
with the aux pump. However, it will start on the 2nd blade every time the second
time I run the starter. Weird.

You sure the aux pump is working? Could be you're priming by cranking
the engine pump which gets you the start on the second crank.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

(Ben Jackson) wrote:

Steve Robertson wrote:
For me, mine has an odd cold starting gremlin. (Lycoming IO-360) It will rarely
start the first time, no matter how long I run the starter or how long I
prime it
with the aux pump. However, it will start on the 2nd blade every time the second
time I run the starter. Weird.

You sure the aux pump is working? Could be you're priming by cranking
the engine pump which gets you the start on the second crank.

Not to say it can't be the aux pump, but I get the same symptom in my
Skyhawk, which has no fuel pump at all. In fact, it's finicky enough
that about a 4-second delay between crankings is best to guarantee a
start on the second try.

Jim Rosinski
N3825Q