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I've used an Odyssey PC 925 in my RV-4 for 1 1/2 years and it sits on
its SIDE, in the same place the worthless Gel-Cel fit,and cranks with
seemingly no end. It survived me learning hot-starts last summer just
fine.
NO MORE Gel-Cels for me !! I put the one from the RV-4 in my antique
Farmall runway mower. Most expensive mower battery in the
neighborhood!

Bob Olds RV-4 , N1191X
Charleston,Arkansas



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Alright. I agree. There is nothing like a fine quality piece of
equipment that you can rely upon.

I had a 35 Amp-hr Gel-cell in my RV-6. It was expensive, it weighed a
lot and it crapped out on me when it got cold. I have no idea why Van
recommends it. I still have access to that airplane and I flew it
this last weekend. I was in Utah this morning at 37 degrees F and
worried as hell about it cranking. But, after I put the Lightspeed
ignition system in that thing and went to a mult-vis oil for the cold,
it cranks fine.

An old timer told me how to start that thing about three years ago.
His name is Paul Muskat and he's an old examiner who retired many
years ago, plus he's an A & P. He passed this on to me and I swear to
God it's the answer to the starting problems I had on the RV-6. In
fact I'm not so sure I needed to buy and instal that Lightspeed
ignition after I changed the way I started--due to Paul. Here's what
he said:

Prime this thing with about 4 pumps of the prime plunger. Of course
wait until it stops wheezing each time so you know you are getting a
good shot of fuel.

MAKE SURE YOUR MAG SWITCHES ARE OFF.

Go around and pull that O-320 through all four cylinders

Then get in and crank it.

I did that this morning and it hit on the first cylinder. Of course
Claus's plasma ignition system is about like starting an electric
motor. If you do the ABOVE, then crack the throttle and hit the
starter, with the retardation and advancement of timing that the
Lightspeed ignition gives you, the prop just starts turning, you drop
out the starter and it continues to turn like an electric motor. I've
never seen anything like it in a Lycoming.

What a NOVEL idea, change the timing as needed just like you do in a
car. How innovative. How modern. Christ, sometimes I think we are
in the stone age with Lycoming and Continental. They should have done
this years ago. It works great guys. Hell, 4 D-Cell batteries would
start that RV-6 now.

BWB