Engine start quite easy?

[Erlk0enig]

Hi,

I found that the engine starts even at -2°C just with mixture forward and turning the key (with some throttle). No priming, no fuel pump needed. Airplane is used, with 970 hrs.

Best Regards,
E.

[kaboki]

Yeah I noticed this too, at first I used the fuel pump and primed but I found out it is not neccesary at all(no need for the fuel pump to start). Is it suppose to be like this?

[voth]

does not work for me.

don't know your fsx settings but keep in mind if you are not using auto C&D your engine might be already on a higher temperature from your saved default flight
- or even worse - you don't have saved an c&d default flight. you indeed would not need to prime the engine then.

[Erlk0enig]

C&D situation, otherwise it would make no sense. You have to push the throttle quite forward. It will catch after some turning.

[Alec246]

Would be cool to have an engine that sometimes just won't start. YOu end up having to stop using the starter, wait for it to cool, prime again and try another time.

[Corkery]

Odd 'cos I have the opposite problem My engine won't start without priming even when I've been for some ccts and the temps are in the green!


Cheers
Tony C

[kaboki]

Odd 'cos I have the opposite problem My engine won't start without priming even when I've been for some ccts and the temps are in the green!


Cheers
Tony C

Do you use full rich mixture when trying that? I can make it start from Cold and dark without priming, I just give a little throttle, set mixture to full rich and then start.

[Corkery]

I follow the checklist so the mixture is at idle/cut off with the throttle cracked. I then prime, turn the starter and advance the mixture when the engine catches. This can take a couple if tries when cold but also needs one prime when warm which I believe it shouldn't. In the thread I started others aren't having this problem.

I'm going to try cracking the throttle a bit more to see if that helps.


Cheers
Tony C