Steve Iacoviello
Active Member
I carry a can of starter fluid in my RV ever since having a difficult time starting on a cross country years ago at 30F. I was able to start but almost drained the battery first. I have an O320 with no primer but as I am based in Houston I have not needed a primer (except that one time in Flagstaff). I have never needed to use the starter fluid but have seen it used on two aircraft having starting issues. Both times the engine started quickly. I have also read that ?bad? things happen if you use starting fluid. I agree fully that one should not depend on starter fluid but my question, is a two second shot of starter fluid going to cause engine damage? Is there real data?