"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote in message ...
The book appears to have been published in 1995. He does not seem to
say anywhere that the advice is unique to radials.

-Sami

It certainly sounds like the old radial hydro-lock check. Since the
oil sump and fuel system of your average horizontally opposed engine
are lower than the cylinders, I can't see where this procedure would
be applicable. For radials, on the other hand, it's a very common
procedure.

BTW - Was that you I saw on "Frontline" last week?

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)