From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Wed Jan 14 2004 - 18:20:29 PST
David:
Welcome to the wacky world of military stuff.
A suggestion that I just got from a friend, who is an old engine collector:
He has one of the very first Cummins diesel engines ever made. it has a bore
of about 12" and a stroke of about 2 feet. It has one cylinder, and a huge
flywheel. He has adapted a small, one cylinder, Honda gasoline-powered
posthole digger to start the Cummins. My friend is a big strong guy, so if
you're not, find someone who is to do this. He has removed the auger, and
put a specially-made crank end on the tip of the rotating shaft. He holds it
(horizontally) up to and engaged with the center of the flywheel, in a
mating mechanical connection. (sorry that I do not have photo capability, or
a better description).
It is a very clever and effective starter.
A P Bloom
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Yando" <yando@lanemotormuseum.org>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:58 PM
Subject: [MV] looking for a ground-hop kit for AV-1790-7
>
> > 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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