---------------------------------------------------------- JabiruEngine-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/21/14: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 08:25 AM - [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... (Matt Dralle) 1. 07:11 AM - Cold Start (BobbyPaulk@comcast.net) 2. 01:08 PM - Re: Cold Start (John Loram) 3. 03:26 PM - Re: Cold Start (FLYaDIVE) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 08:25:59 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: JabiruEngine-List: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... Since the beginning, the Matronics List and Forum experience has been free from advertising. I have been approached by fair number of vendors wanting to tap into the large volume of activity across the various lists hosted here, but have always flatly refused. 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Matt Dralle Email List Admin. ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:11:05 AM PST US From: BobbyPaulk@comcast.net Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Cold Start Barry The throttle at the carb is spring loaded to go wide open in case the cable breaks or comes loose. It is not a strong spring and throttle creep is not a problem especially with a friction knob. Also the Jabiru start procedure can not be compared to the Lycoming or Continental. It has a Constant Velocity Bing Carburetor with a choke. ( no way to prime ). It also has to be spun about 300 rpm for the magnetic ignition to develop enough energy to fire the plugs. It does not have impulse couplings. Therefor a cold soaked or weak battery, cold oil, cold gas ( little vaporization ) makes for hard starting or not at all. Preheat is about the only option. Al that said I do believe it should start at 55 to 60 degrees without too much trouble bobby ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:08:29 PM PST US From: "John Loram" Subject: RE: JabiruEngine-List: Cold Start Hi Barry: You're Step #4 (see below) is appropriate for starting the typical Lyc/Cont. installation, but not for the Jabiru with its standard Bing carby. A primer is not used with a Bing, nor is there a cockpit mixture control. The throttle on the Bing must be fully closed to allow the "choke" (actually a small built-in starting carby) to function properly. Once the engine starts, the throttle can be advanced and then the "choke" closed. If the throttle is opened the least bit beyond a slow idle, during a start, the "choke" will be effectively bypassed and starting will be compromised. -john- Jabiru 3300, s/n 102 From: owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of FLYaDIVE Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 7:58 AM Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Cold Start Bobby: The Charger or the Jumper Cables are not the problem. All the battery and starter have to do is spin the engine and as you said, that is happening. The fuel on the wheel pant should be your first hint. You are FLOODING the engine. This statement of course ASSUMES, that everything else is acceptable...??? Black Smoke is NOT a true indication of a flooded state. Black Smoke is Carbon and or Oil burning. Also, due to the prop wind and weather wind you would not see smoke unless you stood out side the plane, focused on the exhaust pipe and watched as someone else started the plane. Generally on cold days; usually 32 F and below you need to give one or two extra primes. But, at 55 F !!! That should not be an issue. 1 - Are you priming? 2 - How much are you priming? 3 - Whoops! Can you prime? I should have asked that first. 4 - Standard start procedure: > Prime > Mixture Rich > Throttle 1/4" in > Boost Pump - On (Wait till there is a slowing down of the pump) > Boost Pump - Off > MAGs - On > Clear Prop >>> START 5 - The 1.2 mm drill hole is not much, but if it as been a practice to do such a hole, then what is needed is more AIR entering the Carb. The small hole could very well be a Choke/Carb starting issue... Because - And I'm Guessing - When you start the plane after the first start of the day you Are Not using the Choke??? Experiment a little... No Choke... A little choke... See what happens. Barry On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:53 PM, wrote: Guys I should have said cold NOT start. When the outside temp is under 55 degrees my Jab 3300 will not start. I have tried jumper cables, chargers with 50 amp boost and a new battery. The engine spins very fast There is spark at the plugs and fuel dripping onto the nosewheel pant. I even tried starting fluid, choke on, choke off, throttle cracked, throttle wide open - nothing After about 45 minutes of this and letting it sit while the battery was recharging I decided to give it one more try. I tried it ( choke out - throttle closed) and it started right away as though nothing had been wrong. No flooded black smoke, no miss firing just a smooth run. Let it run until the oil temp show a small rise and shut it down. Put the cowl back on and it started immediately with no jumpers. I was a little apprehensive about leaving the field for a 90 mile lunch trek but went anyhow - it started right up after sitting on the ramp for an hour and a half and again when we stopped for a short visit at another field. It has never failed to start after the first start of the day. My choke has not been drilled out to the 1.2mm. Could that be part of the problem. I am also wondering how the fuel got on the wheelpant?? I turn the key ( mag switch ) off while working on it and back on before spinning the starter - could it be the switch grounding both coils intermittently. I have heard of a newer coil for the left side that would allow propping or at least a lot more spark at a lower start RPM. Has anyone tried it? Out of ideas. Bobby ( age 76 ) Zodiac 601 XL "B" Jabiru 3300 S/N 1141 Sensenich 64" x 51" Prop Bing Carb 260 Main & 290 Needle Jet Status - Flying 235 hrs. 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