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Originally Posted by JVM
Yes, sure, but keep in mind this a Meteor tank engine, derivated from a, but not a Merlin! So it is easy to imagine it was not that well maintained for a track vehicle use, that it may have had a much harsher life than an aero engine, and also the sparking system is different etc etc...
Besides it is running on a bench just for fun, driven by UK amateurs which are not swimming in money like the Strega people...
So please, a bit of moderation would not be out of place...
JV
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Well yes, the thing is not the same, pistons were casted instead of milled, components were made of heavier alloys etc.. but the engine would still run fine.
If you love engines you don't run them "just for fun", because one day they'll get rare and then who's gonna have fun? The engine is obviously not well carbureted, besides giving it a sudden revving just to have some flames spurting out is just plain stupid.. that engine could be used in a tank restoration, and not as some "fun toy".
Sorry if my opinion is offending you mate, but hey guess what, we live in a free world...
12-15-2010, 08:15 PM
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