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Old 24th May 2009 | 08:33
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outofwhack
 
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Wont start!

I am having trouble start my 47. Quite unusual.

Temperature is 9celcius (48F), engine is Lyc 435 and have gone through 2 full battery charges trying to start it with various amounts of prime. Fuels getting though as can see it dripping from carb.

I get the occasional fire and run for less than a second and can hear the Bendix buzzing nicely. The bendix shower of sparks was new 170hours ago. Turning the blades manually doesnt seem to help.

I know some operators use fan assisted gas burners to preheat the engine in cold weather but I would have never thought I might need until it got very cold.

Any ideas?

OOW
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