If ahs5802 had done a search of the forum using the words "engine start", he would found this:


Markoz wrote on Mar 13^th, 2011 at 6:45am:

Here is how I start the C-130 (without using External Power/Air) [/td] [/tr] 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. Mark

Sorry, but it was easier to quote myself than to retype all that. ;)

Mark