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Old 4th Oct 2012, 08:12
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maehhh
 
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IO540 (in a TB20)

Throttle 1/4", mixture rich, prime with fuel pump

6 seconds if cold
2 seconds if warm (doesn't start? Prime again 2secs)
0 seconds if hot (doesn't start? Prime 2secs)

Fuel pump off, mixture cut-off, engage starter and mixture back to rich when it fires. Works everytime for me.
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