Here is how I start the C-130 (without using External Power/Air)



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Battery	-	TO ISOLATED DC BUS
Co-Pilots AC Instruments	-	ISOLATED DC BUS
AC INST & FVM CONT	-	ESSENTIAL AC BUS
GTC Door Switch	-	OPEN
GTC Main Switch	-	START (returns to the RUN position when released)
Wait for the GREEN light - then
Bleed Air Valve Switch	-	OPEN
ATM Control Switch	-	ON
ATM Generator Switch	-	RESET then move to ATM GENERATORS
Engine Bleed Air Valves #1, #2, #3 & #4	-	OPEN
Engine #3 Condition Lever	-	AIR START (returns to RUN position when released)
Engine Ground Start Button #3	-	*PRESS and release.
After engine #3 starts
Generator Selector Switch #3	-	OPEN/ON
Engine #4 Condition Lever	-	AIR START (returns to RUN position when released)
Engine Ground Start Button #4	-	*PRESS and release
After engine #4 starts
Generator Selector Switch #4	-	OPEN/ON
ATM Generator Switch	-	OFF
Bleed Air Valve Switch	-	CLOSED
GTC Main Switch	-	OFF
GTC Door Switch	-	CLOSED
Engine #1 Condition Lever	-	AIR START (returns to RUN position when released)
Engine Ground Start Button #1	-	*PRESS and release
After engine #1 starts
Generator Selector Switch #1	-	OPEN/ON
Engine #2 Condition Lever	-	AIR START (returns to RUN position when released)
Engine Ground Start Button #2	-	*PRESS and release
After engine #2 starts
Generator Selector Switch #2	-	OPEN/ON

*Sometimes the button sticks and won't come out, click it to release it. Sometimes I leave it for a few seconds, sometimes I click on it immediately (both seem to work). Sometimes I click the button really quickly ("tap it" and the Engine Start panel shows very briefly) and that's enough to initiate the engine start.

The C-130 is hard to start and sometimes I find I need to move the Engine Condition Lever to AIR START again. The method above works for me every time. This may not be the proper way to start them, but this method does get them started, which is the main point of this reply.

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