Monday, July 29, 2019

Tuesday Torque: More Than Knowing What To Flip

Starting early gas engines and tractors can be tricky for a novice. You have to get your head into that four stroke cycle, and be thinking about when the mag is going to click over.


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2 comments:

  1. B July 30, 2019 at 7:00 AM

    We always put marks on the flywheel to aid in knowing where the engine was, timing wise.

    Made starting a LOT easier. And safer.

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  2. John in PhillyAugust 1, 2019 at 7:35 AM

    We owe the inventors of the electric starter quite a debt.
    The number of unbroken bones because of the electric starter is surely a very large number.

    As a former Navy steam propulsion guy, I will state that starting a very large steam turbine is anticlimactic and boring, and that's good!

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