Hot start problem

[kevin]

Interesting. I'm headed to Palm Springs later this week for AOPA Expo, I'm sure I'll get a chance to try Keven (TCM'S) technique. FWIW, what I have been using successfully on both my '65 337 and my '73 P337 is (in "hot start" conditions, usually after trying to start the engine with a very small amount of prime and normal procedure, which fails):

1.) Mixture full rich, throttle full forward.
2.) Run boost pump on Hi until normal fuel pressure value is reached, about five to ten seconds. (Small amount of fuel will dump on ground through overflow line.)
3.) Immediately, mixture idle cutoff, throttle cracked
4.) Crank engine
5.) When engine fires, mixture full rich, fuel boost pump on and off intermittantly as needed until engine smooths.

This works all the time, very reliably, with no having to wait for anything to cool. But I am intrigued by the TCM procedure provided by Kevin, as it seems more "peaceful".

Kevin