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[tgycgijoes]

Duh, yeah

If this is a stupid reply, then I apologize up front, but did you push the mixture to "idle rich" which all aircraft that are not auto-mixture require? My standard checklist is to turn over the starter so that the prop rotates 5-6 times and circulates oil in the cylinders if its not hand rotated like the B-17's were and then give it spark with the magneto and idle rich mixture to give it fuel as you prime a few times. Now if the Vega doesn't work that way then chalk up my comment to.....

CTRL E automatically gives idle rich mixture increases prop pitch if variable pitch prop and cracks the throttle as it starts the engine(s).

 

[gray eagle]

If this is a stupid reply, then I apologize up front, but did you push the mixture to "idle rich" which all aircraft that are not auto-mixture require? My standard checklist is to turn over the starter so that the prop rotates 5-6 times and circulates oil in the cylinders if its not hand rotated like the B-17's were and then give it spark with the magneto and idle rich mixture to give it fuel as you prime a few times. Now if the Vega doesn't work that way then chalk up my comment to.....

CTRL E automatically gives idle rich mixture increases prop pitch if variable pitch prop and cracks the throttle as it starts the engine(s).

If this is a stupid reply, then I apologize up front, but did you push the mixture to "idle rich"

I did. I went by the start up book - one thing I noticed is that CTRL+E will rotate the fuel starter switch to the right and will start- I thought it had to be set of BOTH which I am trying to determine.
Pointing forward?
I almost had it going with the starter switch but it was quick to fizzle out on me.

Fuel mixture to idle rich also........

EDIT! I found out that with CTRL + E the fuel selector switch is supposed to switch to the right. There once was a BOTH but not any more.
It may be a P3D V3 issue and perhaps that will be fixed.
Now there's three fuel tanks in the wing, each stores 32 gallons and during flight, you need to switch from tank to tank manually.

 

[tgycgijoes]

I did. I went by the start up book - one thing I noticed is that CTRL+E will rotate the fuel starter switch to the right and will start- I thought it had to be set of BOTH which I am trying to determine.
Pointing forward?
I almost had it going with the starter switch but it was quick to fizzle out on me.

Fuel mixture to idle rich also........

EDIT! I found out that with CTRL + E the fuel selector switch is supposed to switch to the right. There once was a BOTH but not any more.
It may be a P3D V3 issue and perhaps that will be fixed.
Now there's three fuel tanks in the wing, each stores 32 gallons and during flight, you need to switch from tank to tank manually.

Your picture as I see it is the fuel tank selector and since you say that their are three fuel tanks, then I see left, right and center or something like that in that fuel cock. Now Left, Right and Both usually is a magneto switch for the spark. I'm going by the PT-13 Stearman but that only has one fuel tank in the upper wing with 46 gallons. That is my thought. Obviously Vitus who created and designed this knows much much better than I do how its supposed to work. My vintage experience is based on the C-47/DC3; Stearman PT-17; Curtiss SOC3 Seagull and Vultee BT-13 Valiant as far as somewhat of the Vega era though its some years earlier. You'll figure it out and I'm sure he'll help.