Engines that Fail to Start

[barnakiel]

1. After fuel filter change, we had to vent the lines.
2. In panic, (I failed to notice that the stop cable was not pushed back), I had to push it back.
3. I thought there are compression problems, there was an old and dying battery.
4. One time it started and then died, the mechanic (???) we hired in NZ sold us a filter whose glass bowl cracked and all fuel ended up in the bilges.

That's over 8 years. All in all, despite being 30 y.o. it has never refused to start (knock, knock, touch unpainted wood).

I LOVE AND WORSHIP our VP, MD7 (1980 built). I would buy a new one if they were still available.

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