ORIGINAL: tiktock
it starts very easily, few flicks with the choke closed and then a few with the choke opened.
after starting, if i shut the engine, it does not start again. i've tried everything but it just doesn't start. ( it's not lean or rich)
some times if i leave the engine alone for about 10 to 15 min and then try to start it, it starts.
if it doesn't start i leave it and try the next day and it starts easily. what could be the reason?
tiktock,
I've had 2 DA50's and both exhibit these same symptoms. I fly by myself a lot, and if I land, refill, and fire right back up, I'm ok. If I let it sit for 5 or 10 minutes then try to restart, forget it. It's not going to happen, especially in the hot summer time. Let it sit for 20 or 30 minutes, one flip and it's going. IMO the engine heats up while sitting, and either looses compression because of it, or the fuel in the crankcase has vaporized. or both. To solve this problem I have a small 10" fan that I set in front of the engine after I land. It cools it down just enough to where I can wait 10 minutes, and restart on one flip. Without the fan, forget it.......Not the needle settings, been there done that. Sounds funny, but that's the only solution I came up with.
