My thoughts too with the domestic plumbing fittings...very nice engines thoughVery nice, (though the presoldered fittings are an eyesore)
Better not mention my old Gardner then, it's got the same.. (not the pre soldered ones though)My thoughts too with the domestic plumbing fittings...very nice engines though
Apparently it's to aid starting. The JP1 had been converted to electric start, but, as you can see, the JP4 is still hand-cranked. Apparently starting it on a cold morning brings you out in a sweat
Beautiful!
I was on a tug with JP4 gennies, and they had those same scalloped hand wheels on the cyl heads. The owner said they alter the compression ratio, I'm not sure if that's correct.. but you don't need to touch them.
Good old motors, easy starting and they run like sewing machines.
Better not mention my old Gardner then, it's got the same.. (not the pre soldered ones though)
crows used to run gardener wagons and gensets with there fairground .apparently they bought a hell of a lot of gardener engines when available I wonder if they still have themAh Gardners, cut my teeth and served my time on various gardners, from trawlers to down collieries tugging miners around to fairground gardner gensets, beautiful engines.
I meant the ones on the side of the cyl head, they are connected to the combustion chambers.Having worked on many a lister those knurled nobs on top of the valve covers are just for holding the valve covers on.
I meant the ones on the side of the cyl head, they are connected to the combustion chambers.
Stuffers! I wasnt expecting to learn a new word todayYes they are stuffers, screwed in to up the compression on cold starting and turned out when its running.
Bob
Better not mention my old Gardner then, it's got the same.. (not the pre soldered ones though)
Yes they are stuffers, screwed in to up the compression on cold starting and turned out when its running.
Bob
Better not mention my old Gardner then, it's got the same.. (not the pre soldered ones though)