Airplanes engine "Freezes"

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Isimanica

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Ok here is my problem. When flying the missions of fighter intercept or fighter sweep, I'll use warp and when it reaches the check point the engine has little to no speed. Checking my engine temp it pops up as being -9 to -19 degrees celcius. Which explains why I am not using any fuel and can not hear the engine at all. Needless to say my squadorn and the enemy don't seem to be affected at all. As they blow pass me like I am standing still. Also I hit the engine start button and it goes through the start sequence as though my engine is dead as well. Saying that there is a problem and that I should manually start my engine. Is this a common issue? Never had these problems when playing CFS or CFS 2.
 
How much fuel do you have? Warping will still use fuel and it's possible that you're running out. The other possibility is damage to the engine after extended use of War Emergency Power/Boost. Outside of these problems I have no clue.
 
My fuel while using the warp option (default x button) on those missions of intercept and fighter sweep are no more than 2 or 3% with the total amout of fuel be about 80-90% full tanks. The only plane I am using right now when this happens is the P-47D razor back. From my air field after take off I activate the warp option (not the War emergency Power/boost, the P-47D does not have WEP) and then it flies to the next way point. Upon reaching the way point it puts me at an altitude of roughly 30,000 feet and my engine pressure drops to 4-9 PSI, engine temperature is around -3 to -20 degrees Celcius (26 degrees to -4 degrees Fahrenheit) and engine RPM is around 1500-1700 RPM which is extremely low with full throttle and my engine is not making any noise. yet my squadron flies around and shoots the enemy. And the enemy is on me like white on rice. yet I keep stalling if I bring my nose up above +10 degrees above the horizon.
 
Have you checked your mixture? If you take off @ full rich, and then end up @ 30,000', I don't think that will work. Just a thought.
Curt
 
I haven't thought of turning down the mixture yet right after take off. Think I will try that tonight or tomorrow. Though the engine now that I think about kicks back on, RPM going back up to normal if I dive to about 18,000 feet or less.
 
You might try climbing to 30,000' after take off to see where the mixture needs to be before warpping ahead.
Curt
 
I have looked around the cockpit before and don't see a gauge that tells me my mix ratio. Is there one?
 
You can do it manually on full realism and listen to the sound of the engine revs. Lean the mix until the revs go down and then put it back a notch.
 
Well I don't have a P-47 on the ramp. I think on the throttle quadrant, the mixture lever should have a mark for Auto rich/full. and Auto lean. At 5,000'-10,000' go to Auto lean, I'm guessing here. Another way is starting at about 3,000'
pull the mixture back, watch the RPM Gauge for a drop in RPM, at the drop increase mixture just alittle. You'll have to repeat this process, say every 3,000' up. This is real general in scope. I don't think there is one gauge that will give, you mixture ratio in the P-47. Also, you'll have to increase mixture on the way back down.
Curt
 
Thanks for the help. Went up and knocked down the me-109's last night. Yeah just needed to fix the mixture before using the warp:woot:
 
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