Exotic ways to start an engine, part 2

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 09/25/2016 at 17:43 • Filed to: Field Marshall, Starting

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With a piece of burning paper, a cartridge and a hammer.

MrDakka > Cé hé sin 09/25/2016 at 17:55

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Clarkson would be proud XD

I’m assuming the cartridge is a blank of some sort?

Cé hé sin > MrDakka 09/25/2016 at 18:05

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Yes, filling the cylinder with lead was usually thought of as a bad thing!

They’re described as 12 bore shotgun cartridges but they’re blanks and are I think made specially for the purpose.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Cé hé sin 09/25/2016 at 18:23

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So a blank shell to initially kick the engine over. Weird.

SirDrivesAlot (now with hybrid powerrrr) > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/25/2016 at 18:25

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A shot gun shell like that is also used to start radial aircraft engines

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Cé hé sin 09/26/2016 at 16:13

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That’s cool.

Rykilla303 > Cé hé sin 09/26/2016 at 17:55

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You can buy empty 12 gauge cartridges for hand loading. I bet that’s what they used.