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Date:  9-23-2018
Number of Hours:  0.25
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Brief Description:  First Engine Start 4

I read Lycoming's proceedure to start a Fuel Injected engine and them mention to types of injection: 1) Bendix Type and 2) Sannderson or something I can't remember. Anyway, I emailed Lycoming and within a few hours they clarified that my engine had a Bendix type. The fuel injection system is AvStar. So the start procedure is:

Starting with Mixture Off; Fuel Off; Prop in

1) Push Mixture in
2) Push Thruttle full in
3) Turn on fuel pump 3-5 seconds until you see fuel flow on the gauge
4) Mixture and Throttle off (out)
5) Mixture in full
6) Throttle in to idle (1000 RPMs) which is about 1/4 inch I guess.

So I did all this and it started up in about 8 - 9 seconds. I was shocked.
We ran it for 3 minutes. CHTs rose to about 225 F. EGTs rose to about 1100.
I tested the brakes by letting it roll a few inches that's all.

I did not test: Mags, Prop, Alt. Need to do it again.
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