Engine 4 PROBLEMS.

[Guus]

Hi,

I have checked almost everything (manual, forum, checklists), but I cannot (yet) find the solution why engine 4 shuts down after about 2 minutes (after the Flight Engineer reports that the engine has problems). I have at least 100 + hours of experience with the Grand B-17, I pretty much know what can go wrong or not.
Autostart for engine 4 works OK.
The Fuel Pressure is a little (too) low when the engine is running (approx. 12 PSI). OAT = 15 * C. Should I go looking for a bad * .cfg file under the hood ?!
My flight from Hobart (AUS) YCBG to Wilkins Aerodrome (ATA/AUS) YWKS has been delayed for 2 days now ! Who can help me ?!

Greetings, Guus.

[TreeTops]

You have checked the maintenance hanger for problems with the engine?

[Guus]

O yes ! Several times.

Guus

[TreeTops]

So it seems the problem is fuel starvation?
Check the mixture lever is rich, but I suppose you can already see that. (Process of elimination )
Does the engine stop when at idle, or are you able to run it up to say 1500 RPM?

[Guus]

Trev,

Does the engine stop when at idle, or are you able to run it up to say 1500 RPM?

No, that's OK.

For an unknown reason I saw that engine 4 was permanently featherd ??? Also with the feather button in normal position ! By switching feather on/off several times,(looking outside to confirm), engine 4 remained unfeatherd ??? !!! That allowed me to perform the normal start
Learning Curve: CHECK YOUR UN-FEATHER POSITION BEFORE STARTING ENGINE. Problem Solved! (For now).

Guus.

[TreeTops]

Good to hear you are back in action. These types of posts always come in handy years down the track when the same thing happens to someone and they go searching the archives.
i have a habit of trawling mostly the B377 archives and its always amazing the things you find.