What's a ECU in stormwork explain? Please

@@LinuxShortsidk it's the modular engine microcontroller, which controlls various parts of the engine to not overheat and work prorperly, it's explained in the video how did you miss it?

Someone made one and its great. Controls everything, even adjustable afr

​@@christiancraig2326who made it

​@abas656thegodemperor9 don't know if you got your answer, but he is likely talking about ZE's engine controller, it was mentioned in the video I think. It's on the workshop.

Thank you.

Yes it is, I love I found it. THe only thing is that I have to get used to the accent, that "fuel" and "air" sound like "feel" and "ear" to me lol, english is not my first language I must say, but I like the accent!, I just have to train my ears to hear it

Haha Thanks, Ill do that.

No worries. Have seen that a couple of times.

Thanks.

Thank you!

Accents sure can be wacky sometimes.

You're welcome!

Usually you need to pass 2 rps to start an engine, but Ive seen that a heavily loaded 3x engine will require passing 4rps to properly start and then needs a higher rps target to maintain itself. It might be something like that where you just need to give it more air and fuel to maintain a higher rps.

Usually 1 air and 1 fuel manifold. There are some instances where multiples of each can change the behavior of an engine but you wont need multiples in normal engines.

ok, thanks@@terr-rawr-saur

I don't know what you mean.

Are you cooling it? You can start and run and engine without cooling.

@@terr-rawr-saur it's over heating to fast but I fixed it

Could be the engine rolling back into negative rps. I use a threshold for my starter condition so I had it set to low 0 and high 2. So if the engine was 0, 1 or 2 rps the starter would go. This meant if the engine ever suddenly got stopped or put into reverse it would roll back into -0 which is outside of 0-2. Not sure if thats your problem but might be worth looking into it.

Could be the exhaust manifold is on backwards or that there is no fluid port on the end of it. Its hard to say exactly without seeing it. But those are common issues.

It might not have air, exhaust, fuel or be reaching 2rps to properly start. Look at the engine with the tooltips enabled, I think its home key by default, and see which values are still at 0.

@@terr-rawr-saur I got it working turns out I was using 0.50 air and 1 fuel when it was the other way round but now it's working it's too fast and I can't figure out how to make it slower

Have a look at the engine ECU's in the description. If you are dead set on making your own you will need an RPS limiter. Usually you want some kind of PID and a low and high target. Low for idle and high for max rps. @@LogBrickN1

Yes, you could have 1000 crankshafts and it would still work the same way. The more cylinders you add the more load you need to start but one starter motor should be sufficient to start a 7 crankshaft engine.

1.5 rps would mean it hasnt started yet. It is probably missing something. It needs to be going 2 rps or faster to start.

@@terr-rawr-saur do I need more starters or something?

Possibly. It could be the air or fuel intake. Just try more starters to begin with.@@mrmirchiTheCodGuy

Lots of people have done that.

Make sure your clutch is set to 0 when starting the engine. Check that your air and exhaust pipes exit into the open air. Check that all the pipes are actually connected. Example, sometimes a pipe may be placed the wrong orientation. Check the fuel type in your tank is set to diesel.

It was the clutch thx

Infinite fuel bypasses every port. Which means the air, fuel or exhaust pipes may not be connected to fluid ports or a fuel tank in the case of the fuel manifold. Double check your pipes.

@@terr-rawr-saur it was air exhaust pipe... now it works! Tnx

Watch it again. Report back with specific issues. If you can provide some specific details about whats happening its easier to diagnose.

Start again, follow the instructions.

If the engine runs but the wheels do not move, you need some kind of clutch controller. There are some ECU's that have built in Clutch and gearbox controllers, ZE has some Truck ECU's with this, and also a separate clutch controller. Try this clutch controller. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2973981226

@@terr-rawr-saur I have the same problem and I dont understand what to do with the clutch controller. Please Help.

@@danieltoman7692 What is the problem? Automatic Clutch controllers usually engage after a set RPS so you need to connect all the logic, set the min and max engagement RPS then use a throttle to make the engine RPS increase beyond the clutches detected engagement.

Check the direction of the crankshaft and make sure the circular sides are connected to the drive belt and clutch, you can enable tool tips in the game settings to show you if the engine is getting air, fuel and producing exhaust, If it is not producing exhaust the fluid ports on the exhaust manifold may not be placed correctly.

I feel like such a dummy, I was sitting here for half an hour wondering what I did wrong and it was my crankshaft 😂

oh, i figured it out

What was your fix friend

@@VagueReaper I`m sorry. I dodn`t remember