From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Wed Jan 14 2004 - 17:51:56 PST
You might want to ask a different group of people. The old engine
collectors have some very ingenious ways to start up huge old gas and
diesel engines. The simplest is probably to rig up some type of flat belt
drive and use a second engine or tractor with a belt drive to spin the
engine.
Other ideas that come to mind:
A tractor PTO. Virtually every tractor has one. Use an overrunning clutch
on the PTO and crank it over.
Large surplus air starter and construction style air compressor.
Think outside of the box.
Dave
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:58:14 -0600, David Yando <yando@lanemotormuseum.org>
wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> New list member here, I manage an auto museum in Nashville TN. We have a
>> small and mostly European collection of military vehicles, along with
> plenty
>> of other odd stuff.
>>
>> My reason for posting, and for joining, is this: We picked up a complete
>> (almost ;-) tank engine last year that we would like to be able to start
> for
>> demonstration purposes. It is a Chrysler/Continental AV-1790-7, air-
>> cooled
>> V-12, gasoline fuel. The parts we do not have are apparently called a
>> "ground-hop kit", basically a way to start the engine outside of the
>> chassis. Since we do not have a spare M48 or similar laying around, I
>> was
>> wondering if anyone on the list could suggest...
>>
>> a: where to find a ground-hop kit?
>> b: how to kludge one up from truck or construction equipment parts?
>> (specifics are more helpful than "get a 24v starter")
>> or c: other ways/ideas to get this thing running.
>>
>> Letters and e-mails to the original seller have so far gone unanswered,
> the
>> response from the Armor Research Library at Ft. Knox basically said -
>> "get
> a
>> 24v starter" , and a likely vendor recommended by Military Vehicles
> Magazine
>> does not have one, so here I am. Any and all advice and help is
> appreciated.
>>
>> David Yando
>> Manager
>> Lane Motor Museum www.lanemotormuseum.org
>> Unique Cars From A to Z
>>
>
>
>
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-- Dave
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