Equipment needed to start engine...

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09/14/2013 at 19:45 • Filed to: None

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Shotgun shell

Lighter

Hammer


DISCUSSION (11)


Kinja'd!!! bb5555 > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
09/14/2013 at 19:53

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Damn interesting, butt how the hell do you pass down those starting and driving instructions?


Kinja'd!!! NYSS > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
09/14/2013 at 20:09

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whats happening here i no compute

can someone explain why a hand crank wouldnt work?


Kinja'd!!! deadpedal > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
09/14/2013 at 20:12

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old school is the best school.

I also love seeing old farmers with all 10 fingers. Guy's a pro.


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > bb5555
09/14/2013 at 20:18

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Find someone willing to learn and keep it.


Kinja'd!!! gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > NYSS
09/14/2013 at 20:42

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The torque required to turn over a (assuming) diesel tractor engine would probably be enormous. Old cars had a 5:1 compression ratio back then compared to 12:1 today, so to hand cranking was possible. I don't know what the comp ratio was back then for a diesel engine, but modern diesels are @18:1, thus very difficult to turn over.


Kinja'd!!! gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
09/14/2013 at 20:48

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If you see an old aircraft/tank engines, from the 30 or 40's you might see this. More reliable than an electric starter and battery back then.


Kinja'd!!! Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
09/14/2013 at 20:50

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Yep. Coffman starters play an important role in the original Flight of the Phoenix.


Kinja'd!!! gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > NYSS
09/14/2013 at 21:18

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Similar system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffman_e…


Kinja'd!!! NYSS > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
09/15/2013 at 05:14

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I understand that part... but i still dont get how a shotgun shell turns over an engine... diesel or not


Kinja'd!!! gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > NYSS
09/15/2013 at 10:38

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If you read the wiki article. What happens is that when the shell goes off, the expansion of the gas, is used to turn the engine over. In some forms the expansion of gases may go directly into a cylinder replicating the explosion of fuel or will engage a separate starter piston that will turn it over.


Kinja'd!!! MonkeePuzzle > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
09/16/2013 at 13:57

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so... this thumb...

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