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Old 12th Jan 2013, 08:13
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Swedish Steve
 
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The reason for starter time limits has nothing to do with fuel.
The limits are there because the starter gets hot, it has a very small oil system (less than one litre) and no oil cooling system at all. It is not designed for long operations. You stop using it to allow the oil to cool down.
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