Primers? Why?

[cessnadriver]

FYI. I asked the same question REF: manual primers. If you were to use the manual primers because the electric fuel pump was inop. you would be ILLEGALLY flying. Because if you did take-off and had an mechanical fuel pump go out then there is a complicated procedure to cross-feed the inop. engine fuel pump. See the other Skymaster web site www.skymasterus.com for detailed explanation.
Thanks, BILLS

[mshac]

Later model 337's have a simplified fuel system. There are no "AUX" tanks, only a single main in each wing. No reason to ever have to touch the fuel selectors unless you're wanting to cross-feed for some reason. Nothing at all "complicated" about it.

[rhurt]

So you can hand prop the plane with a dead battery. A friend of mine has hand propped them several times but there was always enough battery power to run a fuel pump.

[mshac]

Originally Posted by rhurt

So you can hand prop the plane with a dead battery. A friend of mine has hand propped them several times but there was always enough battery power to run a fuel pump.

True enough, but I've never been a fan of hand-propping anything much larger than a Cub...

[rhurt]

Agree. I would rather remove the primers from my airplane

[JimC]

"If you were to use the manual primers because the electric fuel pump was inop. you would be ILLEGALLY flying"

Devil's advocate - why is this illegal?

I'm not saying it's a good idea, but I don't think it's illegal. 337s don't have MELs.

[mshac]

Jim is probably right - I don't recall "fuel pump" as being on the list of required items for either VFR or IFR flight. I'd compare it to flying NORDO VFR - completely legal in non-controlled airspace, but not recommended. And for the non-airline types, an MEL is a Minimum Equipment List - Everything on the list has to work in order to dispatch the airplane. Things like coffee pots and reading lights are not on the list, but I would imagine fuel pumps would be.