[SEL] RE: Castings/now hot bulb engines

[Rob Skinner]

>One little danger with these engines is
>the fuel valve. As the engine governs on the non-opening
>of this valve prolonged exposure of the valve spring to
>heat can lead to the excitement of the engine taking off.

Wow Patrick, I never thought of that.  Such a failure would
render my "Last-ditch contingency plan" ineffective.  

The old plan involved stopping the fuel valve by removing
the cam follower.  Obviously, this would not help in the
event of a failure like you describe.  The revised plan is
to manually hold open the intake.  

Thanks for the safety alert.
Rob