Captain Beeky wrote:
> Sent: 13 April 2007 16:09
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [canals-list] Reluctantly firing JP
>
>
> On 13, Apr 2007, at 15:26, David Sullivan wrote:
>
> > Gorblimey, what is this, the Starship Enterprise? :-)
> >
> > My Petter PH2 has two states:
> > a) compression levers up (for starting on the handstart)
> > b) compression levers down (for all other occasions)
>
> {;>)
>
> Oh yes we've got those as well. 3 knobs on the other side of
> the engine. In for hand start and out for elec start/running.
> I wonder if one or two of those have been interfered with by
> passing Mysterons, which would obviously muck up compression
> and starting characteristics.
You can hand start your JP3? Single handed? Do you have a marine
engine type raised hand start fitted, or do you have to grovel down to
reach a starting handle on the end of the crankshaft?
David Mack
