Lovely grub!

[Greybeard]

Video of a large Diesal engine being started.
https://youtu.be/zLfa43_1WH8

[bsa-bill]

thanks for that GB
got to wonder how many fingers that guy had left when he retired.

I remember older guys (when there was some) telling about starting  (Fowler I think) diesel engines with a cartridge, you pop it in and hit it with a hammer, bit quicker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gjmIqs3mgs

[Greybeard]

I remember older guys (when there was some) telling about starting  (Fowler I think) diesel engines with a cartridge, you poppet in and hit it with a hammer, bit quicker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gjmIqs3mgs

Not too handy if you stall it at the lights!