Choke setting

[procharger]

Ct hard to start lately takes several tries, pulled cowl and noticed one choke was not fulled closed

when trying to start, other was against stop, one carb.about 3mm from closing, how much difference would

that make starting? I did set it to fully close and it did start second try. thanks

[procharger]

Roger choke would not fully close on one side first start of the day.

[FastEddieB]

Best terminology might be "choke" ON or OFF. Open and closed can be ambiguous as a carryover from real chokes that restrict airflow. Ours are seperate circuits in the carbs.

 

That said, I've had issues getting both chokes to go all the way off against their stops when adjusted to be full on at the other extreme. You might recall last time it was friction from a broken 90° elbow, but even without that everything has to be "just so" for it to work right.

 

In my layman's opinion, the return springs are a bit marginal, even when new. And I've replaced a few that seemed "tired". Yes, they're adequate if everything is perfect, but how often is everything perfect?

 

Admittedly, my plane has a much longer cable run from the control in the cockpit, opening the door to more friction in the system.

 

Anyway, being Experimental, next time the cowling's off I may experiment with slightly stronger return springs. Should not be necessary, and may mask other issues, but I'd like a little more "oomph" to them and don't see much of a downside.