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1. 04:08 AM - Re: Cold Weather Starting (Nick Otterback)
2. 07:10 AM - Re: Cold Weather Starting (Robert Haas)
3. 04:25 PM - Sebring LSA Expo 2014 (Nick Otterback)
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| Subject: | Re: Cold Weather Starting |
Check the following items.
Engine must have a warm idle of around 800-850rpm. This is say after all heads
are above 250 and oil is reasonably warm. If it is idling above 900 it probably
wont ever start cold.
Make sure the idle mixture screw is about 1.25 to 1.5 turns out. Its a soft brass
needle screw so screw it in gently than back out. The screw is forward of the
float bowl on the outside of the bottom of the carb. It is not the silver screw
that looks like its plugging a hole. Its actually down in a little cast tube.
Spark plugs should be gapped 0.020-0.025
Magnetos should have a coil to flywheel magnet gap of 0.010
Once this is all set and when you are ready to start.
Throttle full closed.
Choke full on.
Turn fuel pump on to fill float bowl than off.
Pull prop thru by hand 8-10 blades to prime the manifold.
Turn pump on and fill bowl than off again.
Crank.
Turn off choke when warm.
Also what helps alot is to follow jabirus engine starter ground service bulliten
for ground placement.
Hope this helps
Thanks
Nick Otterback
Arion Aircraft
Sent from my pocket
On Dec 29, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Laurence Fehner <lbnpk3@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Last month I purchased Esqual N 151GH. I am reading everything about these planes
and there Jabiru engines, including the Lightning info. A few questions
have cropped up, the most important is cold weather starting. On the rare occasions
my plane will be sitting much of a day at 20 degrees F or less. What
starting procedures are used/ recommended? I have tried twice to start this
engine in the cold without pre-heat and have had no luck. I always pre-heat but
there are rare occasions it just isn't available. Any comments and procedures
are welcome.
>
>
> Sent from Larry's IPad
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Cold Weather Starting |
My Jabiru starts fine. I would like to talk to you at EXPO. Hope to
see you there. Bob Haas Lightning N330BH, Alpi N 380BH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Otterback
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Cold Weather Starting
Check the following items.
Engine must have a warm idle of around 800-850rpm. This is say after all
heads are above 250 and oil is reasonably warm. If it is idling above 900 it
probably wont ever start cold.
Make sure the idle mixture screw is about 1.25 to 1.5 turns out. Its a soft
brass needle screw so screw it in gently than back out. The screw is forward
of the float bowl on the outside of the bottom of the carb. It is not the
silver screw that looks like its plugging a hole. Its actually down in a
little cast tube.
Spark plugs should be gapped 0.020-0.025
Magnetos should have a coil to flywheel magnet gap of 0.010
Once this is all set and when you are ready to start.
Throttle full closed.
Choke full on.
Turn fuel pump on to fill float bowl than off.
Pull prop thru by hand 8-10 blades to prime the manifold.
Turn pump on and fill bowl than off again.
Crank.
Turn off choke when warm.
Also what helps alot is to follow jabirus engine starter ground service
bulliten for ground placement.
Hope this helps
Thanks
Nick Otterback
Arion Aircraft
Sent from my pocket
On Dec 29, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Laurence Fehner <lbnpk3@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Last month I purchased Esqual N 151GH. I am reading everything about
> these planes and there Jabiru engines, including the Lightning info. A
> few questions have cropped up, the most important is cold weather
> starting. On the rare occasions my plane will be sitting much of a day at
> 20 degrees F or less. What starting procedures are used/ recommended? I
> have tried twice to start this engine in the cold without pre-heat and
> have had no luck. I always pre-heat but there are rare occasions it just
> isn't available. Any comments and procedures are welcome.
>
>
> Sent from Larry's IPad
>
>
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| Subject: | Sebring LSA Expo 2014 |
Arion aircraft will be attending Sebring LSA expo once againg this year. Sebring
kicks off the airshow season for us and it is always a great event.
We will be doing demo rides this year. If tou want one just stop by the booth and
we will get you up weather depending of course.
Our 2012 demo plane should be attending the show but i may choose to bring N339AL
the newest plane off the line. Will see when the show i near.
Hope to see you all there.
Nick Otterback
Arion Aircraft.
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