On May 15, 10:21 am, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On May 15, 8:20 am, wrote:
We also check the mag grounding

at idle just before mixture cutoff.

Dan

What type of plane are you handpropping that has mixture cutoff? Must
not be the traditional Stromburg carb.

-Robert

We were talking about turning the prop backward to reposition
it, not handpropping to start it. All our training airplanes have
starters and idle cutoff mixture controls. My own old Jodel with its
A-65 has to be handpropped, and has the old Stromberg with cruise
mixture control that has no effect on idle mixture. I shut the fuel
off and wait a bit for the bowl to run dry when I shut it down.

Dan