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Re: Hand propping procedures

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6183 wrote: Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:57 pm...remind me to tell you the story of how an engine started on me when I moved the propeller...
Been there, done that. Fortunately, my uncle had drilled into my head to always assume that any time you touch the prop it will start. Still, a bit of a surprise...
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Re: Hand propping procedures

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6643 wrote: Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:11 pm
7677 wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:51 pm ...I do it from behind. I truly believe it's safer.. I have my left hand on the strut, and can easily swing the prop with my right...
I considered doing that, once. I felt claustrophobic confined to the space between the whirling meat cleaver and the lift strut. I feel much more comfortable doing it from the front.
I completely agree. Not a lot of room between the struts and the prop.

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