What I've heard: The Kinner has a fundamental cam system. Starts super easy. Valves run cool. It's tolerant to a large slow propeller. Old cylinder bores are rebuilt with nickel electroplating indefinitely. .. Correct me if I'm wrong.
'Strewth, mate! Bloody well done! 😍 It was a shame to have to destroy all those perfectly good starter cartridges but I'm so glad you devised a solution. Next step? I guess an after-burner from a ""EE Lightning" would be an interesting addition. 🤣 Though, that might invoke a visit from another set of bureaucratic "job's-worths" 🙄
If you look closely you will see that im wearing earplugs so not only was i wearing hearing protection , i had aditional protection if needed . Good to see that you pay attention to the small details,thanks
There must be a finite supply of those cartridges, do you have any trouble getting supply? Many years ago I used to travel by train each day to work along the Pakenham line, there were two Avons, all tarped up, sitting stored on the top of a shipping container, at a motor junk yard as we passed through Dandenong. I always dreamed of buying and a getting it going. The owner only wanted $1,500-00 each.
The starters had a habit of failing. I think they had a fusible link but you didn't know until the next attempted start when nothing happened after pressing the start button. Changed many of them on 360 sqdn at RAF Watton/Cottesmore.
under the old refectory at the St Lucia UNI were several r very old radial and rotary air craft engines often wondered what happened to them ,recall a 3 cylinder and a 5 cylinder can not recall what the others were know one was marked LE RHONE know they were there in late 50s
Great job. Thanks for showing the whole resto in one vid rather than in ongoing stages. I changed a sparkplug once , felt the same pride.😂 Nah, just kidding . Your work is inspiring.
