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Old 08-04-2014, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by JimG View Post
I read somewhere that if you have a long cranking time in starting the engine, you can pull water into the manifold. I've never had the problem, but I do close the raw inlet if I think it might be a long one, like after many weeks of neglect. Shutting it before turning the engine off seems silly.
It is always a good idea to get the engine running first but the raw water valve must be opened at once when the engine starts. That means seconds, as in single digit - my rule is no more than five. The rationale for shutting the valve before turning off the engine is that in many cases the procedure clears the water lift to some extent and creates a margin of error, if you will, for the next start. I know of no practical way to substantiate that "bubemeiseh".
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