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Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: Bammer4 on May 10, 2004, 06:48:40 PM

I can press the E key till I'm blue in the finger.  It starts when it is dam well ready.  I can press the E key 20 times then move to a machine gun and shoot down 2 attacking planes then the boat starts by it's self while I am in another position.

How do you get the thing to start when I want it to?

BT

Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: Ghosth on May 11, 2004, 08:19:19 AM

PT boat engines are slow, hit E once & only once.

Patience, it will start every time.

Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: BenDover on May 11, 2004, 08:47:08 AM

Yeah, stop button bashing.

You also have to use the throttle to control your speed.

Title: Button pushing
Post by: Bammer4 on May 11, 2004, 09:09:50 AM

If I push the button only once, 5 boats can spawn, start and drive away before my boat starts.  Most of the time (75%) my boat won't start at all.

Ideas??

BT

Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: 68DevilM on May 11, 2004, 10:49:14 AM

dont know what you are exactly asking?

are you sure your in the #1 poisition  when you start your pt boat

Title: Yes
Post by: Bammer4 on May 11, 2004, 11:04:38 AM

In position 1 and hear the starter grind.  Then nothing for a long time.  Other boats spawn around me, start up and drive away before my boat starts.  If it starts at all.  

Most of the time it never starts.

BT

Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: Meatwad on May 11, 2004, 11:18:27 AM

If you hear the starter grind, then the engine is starting. If the sound isnt turned high enough you cant hear the engine that good. Also be sure you have the throttle at 100%. This will always work and remember to have patience, the boat wont move the instant you push the E key.

Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: BenDover on May 11, 2004, 11:33:06 AM

Also, don't forget to put it in forward gear.

Title: Let me try to make it clearer
Post by: Bammer4 on May 11, 2004, 11:55:17 AM

I spawn the boat.  I get in the #1 position.  I put the throttle to full.  I put the boat in gear.  I press the E key and hear the starter grind.  Then another boat spawns next to me.  It starts up and drives away.  Then another boat spawns next to me, starts up and drives away.  Then another and another and another before my boat starts if it starts at all.  Usually it doesn't.

What am I doing wrong?

BT

Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: Urchin on May 11, 2004, 12:29:08 PM

Quit mashing the gas when you try to start the boat... you'll flood the carbuerator and it'll stall.  



Actually.... just hit E and put it in forward gear and you should be fine.

Title: It works
Post by: Bammer4 on May 11, 2004, 01:06:16 PM

The sound of the starter grinding was the problem.

Thanks guys.

BT

Title: Re: It works
Post by: Red Tail 444 on May 12, 2004, 03:25:20 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Bammer4
The sound of the starter grinding was the problem.
BT

...ummm...the problem lay elsewhere...:rolleyes:

Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: Furball on May 12, 2004, 04:18:18 PM

lose some weight, you are weighing the boat down fatboy.

Title: What is the secret to starting a PT boat engines?
Post by: frank3 on May 21, 2004, 03:35:07 PM

Bunch of cheaters eh fury :rolleyes: