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"Valued Corporate #120,345 Employee (B A R R Y)"
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 14:35:32 -0700, Ron Garret
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Believe it or not....

The only part of this I don't believe is that the engine didn't burst
into flames on startup. Ten shots of primer? Seems a tad excessive.

It isn't in my '76 Sundowner. I'd have to believe Al's is similar.

When I first got the plane, I'd prime it like the fleet of Warrior's I
had trained in. A few dead batteries later, the nice folks at the
Beech Aero Club helped me understand what I was doing wrong.

My POH states 8-10 shots in a cold engine. I usually use 1-2 for a
warm start.

Well, shows how much I know. I've never flown a Beech, only Cessnas and
Pipers (and Cirri but they have electric primers). 2-3 shots was plenty.

rg