Ok, so how *do* you hotstart your IO-540?

john smith wrote:


The PA32-300 I fly can be fun to start when it is hot.
It depends upon how long it has been sitting since it was shut down.
For a short duration, what you described above may work.

The first thing I do is park the aircraft so the nose is pointing into
the wind. After shut down, open the oil door atop the cowl.


With the Continental 520 in my Bo you want to park facing downwind so
the wind can blow up into the cowl flaps to help cool the fuel pump.
The fuel boiling in the engine driven fuel pump is what causes the hot
start problems.

On 7/16/2007 4:36:02 PM, Newps wrote:

With the Continental 520 in my Bo you want to park facing downwind so
the wind can blow up into the cowl flaps to help cool the fuel pump.
The fuel boiling in the engine driven fuel pump is what causes the hot
start problems.

First thing I do when I jump out of my V35 after landing knowing it is going
to be a short stop is to open both cowling covers. Always garners different
observations; some who understand and some who think the aircraft has an
engine problem.

Of course that is not an option for aircraft with covers that are screwed on.

--
Peter