Vedeneyev M-14P, Maintenance Manual

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TO M-14P MS TASK CARD No. 201
M.S. ITEM PROCEDURE: Engine Starting
OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS CORRECTIVE ACTIONS CHECKED
BY
1. Shift the speed governor lever to the LOW PITCH position.
NOTE: At a carburetor inlet air temperature of below 10 °C, open the air heating
shutter at the carburetor inlet.
2. Set the carburetor throttle control lever to the position corresponding to a speed of 28 to
38 % (800 to 1100 r/min).
3. Cut in all the engine instruments.
CAUTION: DO NOT FILL MORE GASOLINE THAN SPECIFIED, OTHERWISE IT CAN
WASH DOWN OIL FROM THE CYLINDER WALLS AND CAUSE SCORING OF PISTONS,
WHILE ACCUMULATION OF GASOLINE IN LOWER CYLINDERS AND SUCTION PIPES
MAY CAUSE HYDRAULIC SHOCK.
4. Make sure the ignition is switched on, prime the engine mixture collector by the hand
priming pump with 8 to 12 shots in summer and 15 to 20 shots in winter, simultaneously
turning the airscrew manually in its normal direction.
5. Allow gasoline vapors evaporate, for 1 to 2 min in summer and 3 to 5 min in winter.
6. Operate the hand pump to build up gasoline pressure of 0.2 to 0.5 kgf/cm before the
carburetor inlet.