Before Starting Engine; Starting Engine; Cold Engine; Hot Engine - Piper SARATOGA II HP PA-32R-301 Pilot Operating Handbook

PA-32R-301, SARATOGA II HP
4.9 BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
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SECTION4
NORMAL PROCEDURES
Before starting the engine, the brakes should be set and the propeller
lever moved to the full INCREASE rpm position. The fuel selector should
then be moved to the desired tank. Check to make sure all the circuit breakers
are in and the radios are OFF.
4.11 STARTING ENGINE
(a) NORMAL START: Cold Engine
Open the throttle lever approximately 112 inch. Turn ON the
battery master, alternator, electric fuel pump, and magneto
switches. Move the mixture control to full RICH for approximately
4 seconds. The engine is now primed.
Move the mixture control to idle cut-off, verify that the
propeller area is clear, and engage the starter. When the engine fires,
release the starter switch, advance the mixture control to full RICH
and move the throttle to the desired setting. Check for proper oil
pressure indication.
If the engine does not fire within five to ten seconds, disengage
the starter and reprime.
(b) NORMAL START: Hot Engine
Open the throttle approximately 1/2 inch. Turn ON the
battery master, alternator, and magneto switches. Turn on the
electric fuel pump. Leave the mixture control in idle cut-off. Verify
that the propeller area is clear, and engage the starter. When the
engine fires, release the starter switch, advance the mixture and
move the throttle to the desired setting. Check for proper oil pressure
indication. ·
(c) Starting Engine When Flooded
The throttle lever should be full OPEN. Turn ON the battery
master, alternator, and magneto switches. Turn OFF the electric
fuel pump. Move the mixture control to idle cut-off, verify that the
propeller area is clear, and engage the starter. When the engine fires,
release the starter switch, advance the mixture and retard the throttle.
Check for proper oil pressure indication.
' ISSUED: JUNE 30, 1997
REPORT: VB-1669
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