engine not priming?
engine not priming?
just bought the plane and got it loaded up in p3d v4. tank/boost pump, fuel pressure is green, priming for 2-4 seconds before start attempt, start, count 6 blades, switches on, and it never even sputters. try to tickle it but doesnt seem to do anything either. cant figure out what im doing wrong. autostart works fine though
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Re: engine not priming?
I personally don't prime until after I start turning blades as it is easy to OVER prime the Merlin.
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Re: engine not priming?
The 51 is super finicky to get started. I find that 2 seconds of prime, maybe three seconds in cold weather, is plenty. Then after mags on and a few more blades I tickle the primer gently if she's not firing. If she does not fire on first attempt then my experience is that she just flat-out is not going to start.
I haven't had enough experience with her yet in P3Dv4 to dial it in. I'm sure there is a specific technique to getting her started after a failed attempt so I'll keep working on it.
Always check the hanger too and make sure something doesn't need replaced.
Cheers
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I haven't had enough experience with her yet in P3Dv4 to dial it in. I'm sure there is a specific technique to getting her started after a failed attempt so I'll keep working on it.
Always check the hanger too and make sure something doesn't need replaced.
Cheers
Roger
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Re: engine not priming?
Ive tried 2 seconds and get a tiny sputter when I turn mags on but it doesnt spin up the engine any then nothing. would be nice if I could see in the mx hangar if it was just flooded or not
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Re: engine not priming?
When it sputters give it a couple of very short shots of primer and keep cracking.tekrc wrote:Ive tried 2 seconds and get a tiny sputter when I turn mags on but it doesnt spin up the engine any then nothing. would be nice if I could see in the mx hangar if it was just flooded or not
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Re: engine not priming?
Hi tekrc,
Just saw your video, I think your engine gets flooded. You can check that in the hangar "Shift+7" under engine inspection.
Cheerz,
Vladimir
Just saw your video, I think your engine gets flooded. You can check that in the hangar "Shift+7" under engine inspection.
Cheerz,
Vladimir
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Re: engine not priming?
Try just a bit more throttle. The sim throttle settings can be a tad finicky. Sometimes just a small amount more of throttle will get a start.
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Re: engine not priming?
mx hangar never said anything about being flooded when I checked.LZ-WIL wrote:Hi tekrc,
Just saw your video, I think your engine gets flooded. You can check that in the hangar "Shift+7" under engine inspection.
Cheerz,
Vladimir
Re: engine not priming?
DHenriquesA2A wrote:Try just a bit more throttle. The sim throttle settings can be a tad finicky. Sometimes just a small amount more of throttle will get a start.
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tried starting with half throttle and only 1 sec of prime. that seemed to do it. though I feel like 1/2 throttle is a bit excessive but it starts now so theres that
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