Startup Hurricane?

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Originally Posted by Redroach

untrue.
Use the hand pump 3-5 times. Then, the engine will start at the first try, mostly.

Originally Posted by ParaB

With mixture a bit leaned I get engine start on 1st try every time without hand pump . Don't know how realistic that is, I remember in BoB2:WoV I wouldn't get the engine to start without using the pump.

Er, I always thought the hand pump was to provide pressure to the hydraulic system (ie landing gear and such) not the engine. You might be talking about the ki-gas primer, which is not selectable in cockpit as far as I know (there might be a key I dont know about).