No Fuel Flow to Right Engine - Event 3

[JupiterJoe]

This is a strange one:

Currently draining and refilling the tanks to see if it resolves the issue...

...No joy.  Plane wouldn't empty below a 26% fuel load (4200 lbs in wing tanks).

Edited May 20, 2023 by JupiterJoe

[Reflected]

Strange one indeed but…Why are you reporting this here instead of the Tomcat bug section?

[JupiterJoe]

I reported an issue with Event 3 a couple of weeks ago , where my Wingman wouldn't get going.  I was just surprised the next time I tried the mission I couldn't get my F-14 going.  Perhaps I'm cursed.  Joking aside,  I did wonder if the two things might be related, but it's obviously just coincidence.  I shall move this thread to the F-14 Bugs & Problems Forum.  It must be frustrating when people come to you with problems created by other parties.  In this case Heatblur, and/or DCS.  It's difficult for laymen like myself to keep track of who's responsible for what.  I love what you do and I'm sorry I've wasted some of your time responding to this.  Time that would be better spent building another awesome F-14 campaign 

 

By the way, is it possible to script systems failures in the Mission Editor?  I thought for a second you were striving for all new levels of realism and had scripted one in for Event 3 and that was what I had encountered .  I was searching for a workaround by draining the fuel and cycling the fuel transfer pumps.  I had 4200 lbs of fuel trapped in the wing tanks for some reason.  Very bizarre, but a problem that could occur in real life I guess.

I for one would like to see what happens when you do the bi-di test at start-up and the hydraulic pump fails and doesn't pressurize the combined system within 5 seconds.  Does the needle quickly drop to zero?  Anyway, I've wasted enough of your time.  Have a pleasant evening.

Edited May 20, 2023 by JupiterJoe

[draconus]

You can't start right engine? Right from the start of the mission or later? Tell the whole story because I can't figure out what do you mean and what that screenshot was meant to show.

[JupiterJoe]

Sorry, because this happened in one of Reflected Simulation's campaigns it was originally addressed to him.  My mistake.

Yes it was at mission (cold) start, on the ramp at Nellis. The screenshot shows the left engine is running, there's fuel in the tanks/fuel line, the crank switch is set to right engine, the right throttle has been set to idle after the engine spooled to 20% and yet there's no fuel flow.  Ideas?

Edited May 20, 2023 by JupiterJoe

[draconus]

Just as I thought - old right engine crank bug, probably never fixed or just came back. Only DCS restart helps. Happens usually in MP, after some engine damage or crash in previous mission.

It has nothing to do with campaign.

[JupiterJoe]

I have posted this in the feedback thread for the last patch.  The Devs should see it shortly.  Thank you for your help Draconus.

[Reflected]

Nah, you guys really overestimate the mission editor sometimes  

[JupiterJoe]

No doubt.

 

Those hand signals look cool. Thanks.